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 Hall	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	W 20–0

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	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	L 8–0
October 10	Guilford	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–4

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 17	Nashville	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 6–0
October 17	North Carolina	Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 34–0
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
October 22	Williamsburg	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 24–0

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 24	Tennessee	Chattanooga A. C.	Chattanooga, TN	W 4–0
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	North Carolina	Virginia Tech	Danville, VA	T 0–0
October 24	Central (KY)	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 0–0
October 24	Georgia	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 26–0
October 26	Central (KY)	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	W 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	UGA 24–16
October 31	Georgia Tech	Mercer		GT 6–5
October 31	Sewanee	Alabama	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	SEW 10–6
November 3	North Carolina	Charlotte A. C.	Charlotte, NC	L 8–0
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 (KY)	Kentucky State	Lexington, KY	W 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 7	North Carolina	Hampton A. C.	Hampton, VA	L 18–0
November 9	Sewanee	Georgia	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	UGA 26–0
November 9	Tulane	Vicksburg A. C.	Vicksburg, MS	W 48–0
November 11	Greensboro A. A.	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 30–0
November 12	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 12–6
November 13	LSU	Ole Miss	Vicksburg, MS	LSU 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 14	Virginia Tech	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 6–4
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 (KY)	Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 30–0
November 26	Dallas	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 22–4
November 26	Ole Miss	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TUL 10–0
November 26	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 10–4
November 26	North Carolina	Virginia	Richmond, VA	L 46–0
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 Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 14	Missouri	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 10–0