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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 0 06 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 04 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 23 2 2
Auburn 3 1 03 1 0
Texas 1 1 04 2 1
Alabama 1 1 02 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 03 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 03 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 04 0 0
Tulane 1 2 03 2 0
Nashville 0 1 10 1 1
Mercer 0 2 10 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 10 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 00 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 2 00 3 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." Against John Heisman's Auburn team, Georgia also had the first successful onside kick in the South.

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

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