Lineman Marvin "Babe" Pearce had transferred to Auburn from Alabama, and Reynolds Tichenor was captain of the 1896 Auburn team, which beat Georgia Tech 45–0.
Auburn players greased the train tracks the night before the game.
Georgia Tech's train did not stop until Loachapoka, and the Georgia Tech players had to walk the 5 miles back to Auburn.
This began a tradition of students parading through the streets in their pajamas, known as the "Wreck Tech Pajama Parade".

Auburn finished the season by losing 12–6 to Pop Warner's Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association  champion Georgia team, which was led by quarterback Richard Von Albade Gammon.
 Auburn received its first national publicity when Heisman was able to convince Harper's Weekly to publish the 1896 team's photo.
Lineman Marvin "Babe" Pearce had transferred to Auburn from Alabama, and Reynolds Tichenor was captain of the 1896 Auburn team, which beat Georgia Tech 45–0. Auburn players greased the train tracks the night before the game. Georgia Tech's train did not stop until Loachapoka, and the Georgia Tech players had to walk the 5 miles back to Auburn. This began a tradition of students parading through the streets in their pajamas, known as the "Wreck Tech Pajama Parade".
Auburn finished the season by losing 12–6 to Pop Warner's Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association  champion Georgia team, which was led by quarterback Richard Von Albade Gammon.  Auburn received its first national publicity when Heisman was able to convince Harper's Weekly to publish the 1896 team's photo.
John Heisman