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1896 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. S. Tanner
Home stadiumHardee 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 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17Nashville
W 6–0[1]
October 26Central (KY)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 6–4[2]
October 31at Alabama
W 10–6[3]
November 9at Georgia
L 0–26[4]
November 16at Auburn
L 6–38[5]
November 26Vanderbilt
L 4–102,500[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sewanee 6; U. of N. 0; Nashville boys fared a little better than Vanderbilt". The Nashville American. October 18, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee the victor; Puts it onto Central University to the tune of 6 to 4". The Nashville American. October 27, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The University football team went down before Sewanee". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Foot ball at Athens; University of Georgia beats Sewanee 26 to 0". The Morning News. November 10, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 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. ^ "Vanderbilt Victorious". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013.
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