1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration October 3, 1896
through December 14, 1896
Number of teams 19
Regular Season
Season champions LSU
Georgia
1896 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU + 4 0 0     6 0 0
Georgia + 3 0 0     4 0 0
Tennessee 1 0 0     4 0 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1     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 1 1 0     3 6 0
Sewanee 2 3 0     3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0     3 2 0
Nashville 0 1 1     0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1     0 2 1
North Carolina 0 1 0     3 4 1
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0     0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     1 2 0
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0     0 4 0
Clemson 0 0 0     2 1 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on October 3.

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.

Unknown

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
?St. Thomas HallOle MissOxford, MSW 200

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 3Lexington A. C.Kentucky StateLexington, KY L 100
October 6AuburnMercerMacon, GAAUB 460

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 10Kentucky StateVanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 220
October 10CentenaryLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 460
October 10Union (TN)Mississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSL 80
October 10GuilfordNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 264

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 17NashvilleSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNSEW 60
October 17North CarolinaGuilfordGreensboro, NCW 340
October 17Galveston H. S.TexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 420
October 17Tulane AlumniTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 120
October 17VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYL 460
October 17Kentucky StateCatlettsburg A. C.Catlettsburg, KY L 64
October 22WilliamsburgTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 240

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 24TennesseeChattanooga A. C.Chattanooga, TNW 40
October 24LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LALSU 60
October 24TexasDallasDallas, TXT 00
October 24Birmingham A. C.AlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 300
October 24Kentucky UniversityKentucky State Lexington, KYW 366
October 24North CarolinaVirginia TechDanville, VAT 00
October 24Central (KY)Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TNT 00
October 24GeorgiaWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 260
October 26Central (KY)SewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 64

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 31Kentucky State CentreDanville, KY L 320
October 31ClemsonFurmanGreenville, SCW 146
October 31North CarolinaGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAUGA 2416
October 31Georgia TechMercer GT 65
October 31SewaneeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALSEW 106
November 3North Carolina Charlotte A. C.Charlotte, NCL 80
November 3VanderbiltSW PresbyterianMemphis, TNVAN 360

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 7VanderbiltMissouriSt. Louis, MOL 266
November 7Central (KY)Kentucky StateLexington, KY W 620
November 7San AntonioTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 124
November 7Georgia TechAuburnAuburn, AL AUB 450
November 7North CarolinaHampton A. C.Hampton, VAL 180
November 9SewaneeGeorgiaPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAUGA 260
November 9TulaneVicksburg A. C.Vicksburg, MSW 480
November 11Greensboro A. A.North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 300
November 12ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCL 126
November 13LSUOle MissVicksburg, MSLSU 124

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 14Mississippi A&MAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 200
November 14NashvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 00
November 14CentreKentucky StateLexington, KY L 440
November 14TexasTulaneNew Orleans, LATEX 124
November 14Virginia TechTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 64
November 16SewaneeAuburnRiverside Park • Montgomery, ALAUB 386
November 16TexasLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 140
November 20Mississippi A&MLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 520

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
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 26Central (KY)Tennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 300
November 26DallasTexasClark FieldAustin, TXW 224
November 26Ole MissTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 100
November 26SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 104
November 26North CarolinaVirginiaRichmond, VAL 460
November 27Kentucky StateLouisville A. C.Louisville, KYL 304

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 28LSUSouthern A. C.New Orleans, LAW 60

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 14MissouriTexasClark FieldAustin, TXL 100

References

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