page_title: 1896 Auburn Tigers football team
hierarchical_section_title: 1896 Auburn Tigers football team
caption_attribution_description: English: The 1896 varsity football team for the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University.&#91;1&#93;
context_page_description: 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. 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Coach John Heisman is standing at the bottom right of the photo. W. R. Tichenor is holding the football in the center.[1]
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