Has an AFL game ever ended 96-26?

Exactly once. On May 23, 1953, Collingwood beat Hawthorn 96-26, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 96-26 in league history.

Where 96-26 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 96-26 the 3884th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 97-26 has happened never and 96-27 has happened never.

Every 96-26 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1953-05-23	Collingwood over Hawthorn	1953

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