1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1896 college football season. The season began on October 3.

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationOctober 3, 1896
through December 14, 1896
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season championsLSU
Georgia
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
LSU + 3 0 0  6 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 0  4 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 2  3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0  3 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 1  1 1 1
Texas 1 1 0  4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0  2 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 0  3 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 0  3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0  3 2 0
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0  0 1 0
Nashville 0 1 1  0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1  0 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 1  0 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0  0 4 0
Cumberland (TN)         
  • + Conference co-champions

Coach Pop Warner's conference champion Georgia team beat North Carolina 2416 in a close game. "For the first time in Southern football history the football supremacy of Virginia and North Carolina was successfully challenged."[1] Against John Heisman's Auburn team, Georgia also had the first successful onside kick in the South.[2]

The LSU Tigers, led by coach Allen Jeardeau, went undefeated and were the SIAA co-champions.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)LSUAllen Jeardeau6–03–0
1 (tie)GeorgiaPop Warner4–02–0
3VanderbiltR. G. Acton3–2–23–0–2
4AuburnJohn Heisman3–13–1
5 (tie)Georgia TechJ. B. West1–1–11–1–1
5 (tie)TexasHarry Orman Robinson4–2–11–1
5 (tie)AlabamaOtto Wagonhurst2–11–1
5 (tie)Kentucky StateDudley Short3–61–1
9SewaneeJ. E. Blair3–33–3
10TulaneHarry Baum3–21–2
11 (tie)Southwestern Presbyterian0–10–1
11 (tie)Nashville0–1–10–1–1
13 (tie)MercerJ. D. Winston0–2–10–2–1
13 (tie)CentralH. McC. Anderson0–3–10–2–1
13 (tie)Mississippi A&MJ. B. Hildebrand0–40–2
?Cumberland

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game

PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Lexington A. C.Kentucky StateLexington, KYL 100
October 6AuburnMercerMacon, GAAUB 460

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10Kentucky StateVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 220
October 10CentenaryLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 460
October 10Union (TN)Mississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSL 80

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 17NashvilleSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 60
October 17Galveston H. S.TexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 420
October 17Tulane AlumniTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 120
October 17VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYL 460
October 17Kentucky StateCatlettsburg A. C.Catlettsburg, KYL 64

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 24LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LALSU 60
October 24TexasDallasDallas, TXT 00
October 24Birmingham A. C.AlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 300
October 24Kentucky UniversityKentucky StateLexington, KYW 366
October 24CentralVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 00
October 24GeorgiaWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 260
October 26CentralSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 64

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 31Kentucky StateCentreDanville, KYL 320
October 31ClemsonFurmanGreenville, SCW 146
October 31North CarolinaGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAW 2416
October 31Georgia TechMercerGT 65
October 31SewaneeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALSEW 106
November 3VanderbiltSW PresbyterianMemphis, TNVAN 360

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 7VanderbiltMissouriSt. Louis, MOL 266
November 7CentralKentucky StateLexington, KYKEN 620
November 7San AntonioTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 124
November 7Georgia TechAuburnAuburn, ALAUB 450
November 9SewaneeGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAUGA 260
November 9TulaneVicksburg A. C.Vicksburg, MSW 480
November 12ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCL 126
November 13LSUMississippiVicksburg, MSW 124

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 200
November 14NashvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 00
November 14CentreKentucky StateLexington, KYL 440
November 14TexasTulaneNew Orleans, LATEX 124
November 16SewaneeAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 386
November 16TexasLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 140
November 20Mississippi A&MLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 520

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 21Kentucky StateGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 160
November 21ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 160
November 21MercerGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAT 1212
November 21Mississippi A&MNew Orleans A. C.New Orleans, LAL 550
November 26AuburnGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAUGA 126
November 26CentralTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNL 300
November 26DallasTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 224
November 26MississippiTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 100
November 26SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 104
November 27Kentucky StateLouisville A. C.Louisville, KYL 304

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 28LSUSouthern A. C.New Orleans, LAW 60

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 14MissouriTexasClark FieldAustin, TXL 100

References

  1. Woodruff 1928, p. 53
  2. Woodruff 1928, p. 68
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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