| Year: | 1896 |
| Team: | Missouri Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Patterson |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Thomas R. Shawhan |
| Stadium: | Rollins Field |
The 1896 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Frank Patterson, the team compiled a 7–5 record.