Sports season
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration October 3, 1896 through December 14, 1896 Number of teams 16 Season champions LSU Georgia
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.
Coach Pop Warner 's conference champion Georgia team beat North Carolina 24–16 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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 3
Lexington A. C.
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 10–0
October 6
Auburn
Mercer
Macon, GA
AUB 46–0
Week Two [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 10
Kentucky State
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 22–0
October 10
Centenary
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 46–0
October 10
Union (TN)
Mississippi A&M
Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS
L 8–0
Week Three [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 17
Nashville
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
SEW 6–0
October 17
Galveston H. S.
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
W 42–0
October 17
Tulane Alumni
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
W 12–0
October 17
Vanderbilt
Centre
Danville, KY
L 46–0
October 17
Kentucky State
Catlettsburg A. C.
Catlettsburg, KY
L 6–4
Week Four [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 24
LSU
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
LSU 6–0
October 24
Texas
Dallas
Dallas, TX
T 0–0
October 24
Birmingham A. C.
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 30–0
October 24
Kentucky University
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
W 36–6
October 24
Central
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
October 24
Georgia
Wofford
Spartanburg, SC
W 26–0
October 26
Central
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
SEW 6–4
Week Five [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 31
Kentucky State
Centre
Danville, KY
L 32–0
October 31
Clemson
Furman
Greenville, SC
W 14–6
October 31
North Carolina
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
W 24–16
October 31
Georgia Tech
Mercer
GT 6–5
October 31
Sewanee
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
SEW 10–6
November 3
Vanderbilt
SW Presbyterian
Memphis, TN
VAN 36–0
Week Six [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 7
Vanderbilt
Missouri
St. Louis, MO
L 26–6
November 7
Central
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
KEN 62–0
November 7
San Antonio
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
W 12–4
November 7
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Auburn, AL
AUB 45–0
November 9
Sewanee
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
UGA 26–0
November 9
Tulane
Vicksburg A. C.
Vicksburg, MS
W 48–0
November 12
Clemson
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
L 12–6
November 13
LSU
Mississippi
Vicksburg, MS
W 12–4
Week Seven [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 14
Mississippi A&M
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 20–0
November 14
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
T 0–0
November 14
Centre
Kentucky State
Lexington, KY
L 44–0
November 14
Texas
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
TEX 12–4
November 16
Sewanee
Auburn
Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL
AUB 38–6
November 16
Texas
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 14–0
November 20
Mississippi A&M
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 52–0
Week Eight [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 21
Kentucky State
Georgetown (KY)
Georgetown, KY
W 16–0
November 21
Clemson
Wofford
Spartanburg, SC
W 16–0
November 21
Mercer
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
T 12–12
November 21
Mississippi A&M
New Orleans A. C.
New Orleans, LA
L 55–0
November 26
Auburn
Georgia
Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA
UGA 12–6
November 26
Central
Tennessee
Waite Field • Knoxville, TN
L 30–0
November 26
Dallas
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
W 22–4
November 26
Mississippi
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
W 10–0
November 26
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
VAN 10–4
November 27
Kentucky State
Louisville A. C.
Louisville, KY
L 30–4
Week Nine [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 28
LSU
Southern A. C.
New Orleans, LA
W 6–0
Week Ten [ ]
Week Eleven [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 14
Missouri
Texas
Clark Field • Austin, TX
L 10–0
References [ ]
Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 . 1 .
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