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1896 Auburn Tigers football team

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1896 Auburn Tigers football
Coach John Heisman is standing at the bottom right of the photo. Team captain Reynolds Tichenor is holding the football in the center.[1]
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–1 (32–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainReynolds Tichenor
Home stadiumDrill Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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 2 0 2 3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0 3 1 0
Texas 1 1 0 4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0 2 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 0 3 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 0 3 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 1 2 0 3 2 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
SW Presbyterian 0 2 0 0 3 0
Cumberland (TN)        
  • + – 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.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at Mercer
W 46–0[3]
November 7Georgia Tech
W 40–0[4]
November 16Sewanee
W 38–6[5]
November 26at GeorgiaL 6–12[6]

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References

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  1. ^ F. Loyd Tate; P. G. Clark; G. M. Holley; C. N. Jones; Paul Vines, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1897, vol. 1, Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing, p. 126, archived from the original (Annual) on July 19, 2011, retrieved March 16, 2011
  2. ^ Triumph Books (2006). Echoes of Georgia Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. ISBN 9781617490484.
  3. ^ "Auburn finds Mercer an easy mark". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "One-sided game at Auburn". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Thirty-six to six! Was the way yesterday's great football contest resulted". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn knocked out". Birmingham State Herald. November 27, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  8. ^ "1896 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.