1896 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

1896 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach	J. B. Hildebrand (1st season)

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented the Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by J. B. Hildebrand in his first and only season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 0–4 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	Union (TN)*	Starkville Fairgrounds Starkville, MS	L 0–8
November 14	at Alabama	The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–20	[2]
November 20	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–52	[3]
November 21	at Southern Athletic Club*	Sportsman's Park New Orleans, LA	L 0–55	[4]
*Non-conference game

References

1. DeLassus, David. "J. B. Hildebrand Records by Year: 1896". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
2. "Shut them out; The Tuscaloosa foot ball team defeats the A. & M." Birmingham State Herald. November 15, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Untitled". The Daily Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dull foot ball game". Natchez Democrat. November 22, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.