1896 Auburn Tigers football team

1896 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record	3–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	John Heisman (2nd season)
Captain	W. R. Tichenor
Seasons

1896 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU §	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Georgia §	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	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	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			–							–
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' fifth season. The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his second year, and finished with a record of three wins and one loss (3–1 overall, 3–1 in the SIAA). The team's captain was Reynolds Tichenor.

The Georgia–Auburn game was a 12 to 6 victory by Georgia to finish its first undefeated season under Pop Warner. The game featured Tichenor's brilliant punt returns.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 17	at Mercer	Macon, GA	W 46–0
November 7	Georgia Tech	Auburn, AL	W 45–0
November 16	Sewanee	Riverside Park Montgomery, AL	W 38–6
November 26	at Georgia	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 6–12

• Source: 1896 Auburn football schedule

References

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