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.
Coach Pop Warner's conference champion Georgia team beat North Carolina 24-16 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.Results and team statistics
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per gameRegular season
SIAA teams in bold.Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
