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1896 LSU Tigers football team

The 1896 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. This was LSU's first season playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).[1] The Tigers, led by coach Allen Jeardeau, went undefeated and were the SIAA co-champions. It was LSU's second undefeated season in football. The 1896 team was also the first LSU team to use the nickname "Tigers".

1896 LSU Tigers football
SIAA co-champion
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdwin A. Scott
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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

Before the season edit

Allen Jeardeau was hired as head coach.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 104:00 p.m.Centenary*W 46–0[2]
October 24at Tulane
W 6–0[3]
November 133:25 p.m.vs. Ole Miss*
W 12–4[4]
November 163:30 p.m.Texas
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–0[5]
November 20Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 52–0[6]
November 283:00 p.m.at Southern Athletic Club*
W 6–0500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster edit

Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
J. H. "Hughes" Arrighi Tackle - - Natchez, MS -
James S. Atkinson Center - 150 Ruston, LA -
Aristead

T. Barbin

- 5-10 165 Marksville, LA -
Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne Center - - Lake Charles, LA -
Armand P. Daspit Halfback - 145 Houma, LA -
Justin C. Daspit Halfback - 150 Houma, LA -
Samuel A. Gourrier Quarterback, Halfback - 150 Baton Rouge, LA -
James F. Harp - - - Bonita, LA -
Phillip P. Huyck Guard - 180 Baton Rouge, LA -
Sam Lambert Fullback - 150 Baton Rouge, LA -
Wiltz M. Ledbetter Guard - - Summerfield, LA -
Gordon B. Nicholson Fullback - 160 Baton Rouge, LA -
Archie Ed Robertson Fullback - 165 Plaquemine, LA -
John R. Salassi Guard - - French Settlement, LA -
Frederick H. Schneider Guard - - Lake Providence, LA -
George C. Schoenberger End - - Buras, LA -
Edwin A. Scott† Guard - 170 Wilson, LA -
William S. Slaughter End - 150 Port Hudson, LA -
John T. Westbrook End - 145 Baton Rouge, LA -

† -Team Captain
Roster from Fanbase.com[8] and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers[9]

Game summaries edit

Centenary edit

1 2Total
Centenary 0 0 0
LSU 24 22 46

LSU easily defeated Centenary 46–0. Robertson went around right end for the first touchdown.[10] The starting lineup was Westbrook (left end), Nicholson (left tackle), Huyck (left guard), Atkinson (center), Scott (right guard), Robertson (right tackle), Slaughter (right end), Gourrier (quarterback), J. Daspit (left halfback), A. Daspit (right halfback), Lambert (fullback).[10]

Tulane edit

 
Tulane tried to use George H. Brooke (pictured).

The Tulane game of this year was forfeited during the game due to Tulane having fielded an ineligible player. At the time that the game was declared forfeit, Tulane was leading with a score of 2 to nothing. About 10 minutes into the second half, LSU was moving the ball toward the goal line when a Tulane player named Depleche was injured. The injured player was replaced by George H. Brooke. LSU ran another play and gained 5 yards before realizing the identity of this substitute Tulane player. LSU's team captain, Edwin A. Scott protested to the game's referee, Lieutenant Wall. Scott cited the rules of the SIAA and the mutual pre-game agreement between the schools as reasons that Brooke should be declared ineligible to play. Tulane's team captain, Louis J. Genella, refused to take Brooke out of the game and stated that Tulane refused to play without him. After a lengthy debate, the referee ruled that Brooke could not play, and that Tulane forfeited the game by refusing to play without him.[11]

During the debate, Tulane argued that Brooke, who was previously a two time All-American at Pennsylvania, planned to enroll as a graduate student at Tulane. Brooke refused to sign an affidavit stating his intention to enroll at Tulane, as he was already enrolled in law school at the University of Pennsylvania. Due to the forfeiture, the official score was set at LSU 6, Tulane 0. Dr. William Dudley, President of the SIAA, later ruled that the game referee was right to declare the game forfeited and that men planning to enter a school were not eligible to play. Dudley ruled that prospective players should be enrolled for two weeks before being allowed to play in a game.[12]

Ole Miss edit

1 2Total
LSU 6 6 12
Ole Miss 0 6 6

LSU defeated Ole Miss 12–6. The game was "close and hard" for the first ten minutes, then LSU made a touchdown.[13] LSU scored again in the second half after continuous gains.[13] Then Ole Miss scored late, "by the hardest sort of playing".[13] The extra point attempt hit the crossbar.[13]

The starting lineup was A. Daspit (left end), Arrighi (left tackle), Huyck (left guard), Chavanne (center), Schneider (right guard), Scott (right tackle), Slaughter (right end), J. Daspit (quarterback), Schoenberger (left halfback), Gourrier (right halfback), Nicholson (fullback).[13]

Texas edit

1 2Total
Texas 0 0 0
LSU 10 4 14

The Cadets defeated the Texas team 14–0. Sam Gourrier made the first touchdown around Texas' left end.[14] The Times Picayune reported "The cadets are wild tonight over the victory".[14]

Mississippi A&M edit

1 2Total
Miss. A&M 0 0 0
LSU 14 38 52

The Cadets slaughtered the Mississippi Aggies 52–0.[15]

Southern A. C. edit

1 2Total
LSU 6 0 6
Southern A. C. 0 0 0

On a cold, dreary day, LSU defeated the Southern Athletic Club 6–0 to secure the state championship.[16] LSU's Robertson got the deciding touchdown.[16] Rain started to pour as soon as the game ended.[16]

Postseason edit

LSU and Pop Warner's Georgia team tied for the SIAA title. Harper's Weekly reported that, aside from the Tulane game, the season was a very clean one. LSU played no ineligible players, was never penalized for slugging, and never complained about the officiating.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Louisiana State University Cadets defeat the Centenary College team". The Times-Democrat. October 11, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Decision for visitors; Referee awarded the game to the visitors upon Tulane's desertion of the field". The Times-Democrat. October 25, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Exciting football and races; Great day at the successful exposition at Vicksburg". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football; State University trounces the Texas 11". The Daily Picayune. November 17, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Untitled". The Daily Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadet champions; Southern Athletic Club football eleven defeated". The Times-Democrat. November 29, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.
  10. ^ a b "Louisiana State University Cadets Defeat The Centenary College Team". The Times-Democrat. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  11. ^ "Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning". The Daily Picayune. October 25, 1896. pg. 8.
  12. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU:The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers.Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. pg 24-25.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Victory For Louisiana State University". The Times-Picayune. November 14, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ a b "Football". Times-Picayune. November 17, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  15. ^ "Cadets Slaughter The Mississippians". The Times-Picayune. November 21, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  16. ^ a b c "Baton Rouge Boys State Champions". The Times-Picayune. November 29, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  17. ^ Hapgood, Norman; Harvey, George Brinton Mcclellan; Bangs, John Kendrick; Nelson, Henry Loomis; Schurz, Carl; Davis, Richard Harding; Foord, John; Schuyler, Montgomery; Conant, Samuel Stillman; Alden, Henry Mills; Curtis, George William; Bonner, John (1857). "Harper's weekly". pp. 65 v.

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The 1896 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University LSU during the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season This was LSU s first season playing as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 1 The Tigers led by coach Allen Jeardeau went undefeated and were the SIAA co champions It was LSU s second undefeated season in football The 1896 team was also the first LSU team to use the nickname Tigers 1896 LSU Tigers footballSIAA co championState championConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationRecord6 0 3 0 SIAA Head coachAllen Jeardeau 1st season CaptainEdwin A ScottHome stadiumState FieldSeasons 18951897 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TLSU 3 0 0 6 0 0Georgia 2 0 0 4 0 0Vanderbilt 2 0 2 3 2 2Auburn 3 1 0 3 1 0Texas 1 1 0 4 2 1Alabama 1 1 0 2 1 0Kentucky State College 1 1 0 3 6 0Sewanee 3 3 0 3 3 0Tennessee 0 0 0 4 0 0Tulane 1 2 0 3 2 0Nashville 0 1 1 0 1 1Mercer 0 2 1 0 2 1Central KY 0 2 1 0 3 1Mississippi A amp M 0 2 0 0 4 0SW Presbyterian 0 2 0 0 3 0Cumberland TN Conference co champions Contents 1 Before the season 2 Schedule 3 Roster 4 Game summaries 4 1 Centenary 4 2 Tulane 4 3 Ole Miss 4 4 Texas 4 5 Mississippi A amp M 4 6 Southern A C 5 Postseason 6 ReferencesBefore the season editAllen Jeardeau was hired as head coach Schedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceOctober 104 00 p m Centenary State FieldBaton Rouge LAW 46 0 2 October 24at TulaneTulane Athletic FieldNew Orleans LA rivalry W 6 0 3 November 133 25 p m vs Ole Miss Vicksburg FairgroundsVicksburg MS rivalry W 12 4 4 November 163 30 p m TexasState FieldBaton Rouge LAW 14 0 5 November 20Mississippi A amp MState FieldBaton Rouge LA rivalry W 52 0 6 November 283 00 p m at Southern Athletic Club Sportsman s ParkNew Orleans LAW 6 0500 7 Non conference gameRoster editPlayer Position Height Weight Hometown High SchoolJ H Hughes Arrighi Tackle Natchez MS James S Atkinson Center 150 Ruston LA Aristead T Barbin 5 10 165 Marksville LA Edmund Auguste M Chavanne Center Lake Charles LA Armand P Daspit Halfback 145 Houma LA Justin C Daspit Halfback 150 Houma LA Samuel A Gourrier Quarterback Halfback 150 Baton Rouge LA James F Harp Bonita LA Phillip P Huyck Guard 180 Baton Rouge LA Sam Lambert Fullback 150 Baton Rouge LA Wiltz M Ledbetter Guard Summerfield LA Gordon B Nicholson Fullback 160 Baton Rouge LA Archie Ed Robertson Fullback 165 Plaquemine LA John R Salassi Guard French Settlement LA Frederick H Schneider Guard Lake Providence LA George C Schoenberger End Buras LA Edwin A Scott Guard 170 Wilson LA William S Slaughter End 150 Port Hudson LA John T Westbrook End 145 Baton Rouge LA Team Captain Roster from Fanbase com 8 and LSU The Louisiana Tigers 9 Game summaries editCentenary edit 1 2TotalCentenary 0 0 0 LSU 24 22 46Location State FieldBaton Rouge LouisianaGame start 4 00 p m LSU easily defeated Centenary 46 0 Robertson went around right end for the first touchdown 10 The starting lineup was Westbrook left end Nicholson left tackle Huyck left guard Atkinson center Scott right guard Robertson right tackle Slaughter right end Gourrier quarterback J Daspit left halfback A Daspit right halfback Lambert fullback 10 Tulane edit nbsp Tulane tried to use George H Brooke pictured The Tulane game of this year was forfeited during the game due to Tulane having fielded an ineligible player At the time that the game was declared forfeit Tulane was leading with a score of 2 to nothing About 10 minutes into the second half LSU was moving the ball toward the goal line when a Tulane player named Depleche was injured The injured player was replaced by George H Brooke LSU ran another play and gained 5 yards before realizing the identity of this substitute Tulane player LSU s team captain Edwin A Scott protested to the game s referee Lieutenant Wall Scott cited the rules of the SIAA and the mutual pre game agreement between the schools as reasons that Brooke should be declared ineligible to play Tulane s team captain Louis J Genella refused to take Brooke out of the game and stated that Tulane refused to play without him After a lengthy debate the referee ruled that Brooke could not play and that Tulane forfeited the game by refusing to play without him 11 During the debate Tulane argued that Brooke who was previously a two time All American at Pennsylvania planned to enroll as a graduate student at Tulane Brooke refused to sign an affidavit stating his intention to enroll at Tulane as he was already enrolled in law school at the University of Pennsylvania Due to the forfeiture the official score was set at LSU 6 Tulane 0 Dr William Dudley President of the SIAA later ruled that the game referee was right to declare the game forfeited and that men planning to enter a school were not eligible to play Dudley ruled that prospective players should be enrolled for two weeks before being allowed to play in a game 12 Ole Miss edit 1 2Total LSU 6 6 12Ole Miss 0 6 6Location Vicksburg MSGame start 3 25 p m LSU defeated Ole Miss 12 6 The game was close and hard for the first ten minutes then LSU made a touchdown 13 LSU scored again in the second half after continuous gains 13 Then Ole Miss scored late by the hardest sort of playing 13 The extra point attempt hit the crossbar 13 The starting lineup was A Daspit left end Arrighi left tackle Huyck left guard Chavanne center Schneider right guard Scott right tackle Slaughter right end J Daspit quarterback Schoenberger left halfback Gourrier right halfback Nicholson fullback 13 Texas edit 1 2TotalTexas 0 0 0 LSU 10 4 14Location State FieldBaton Rouge LAThe Cadets defeated the Texas team 14 0 Sam Gourrier made the first touchdown around Texas left end 14 The Times Picayune reported The cadets are wild tonight over the victory 14 Mississippi A amp M edit 1 2TotalMiss A amp M 0 0 0 LSU 14 38 52Location State FieldBaton Rouge LouisianaThe Cadets slaughtered the Mississippi Aggies 52 0 15 Southern A C edit 1 2Total LSU 6 0 6Southern A C 0 0 0Location New Orleans LouisianaGame start 3 00 p m Game attendance 500On a cold dreary day LSU defeated the Southern Athletic Club 6 0 to secure the state championship 16 LSU s Robertson got the deciding touchdown 16 Rain started to pour as soon as the game ended 16 Postseason editLSU and Pop Warner s Georgia team tied for the SIAA title Harper s Weekly reported that aside from the Tulane game the season was a very clean one LSU played no ineligible players was never penalized for slugging and never complained about the officiating 17 References edit Saylor Roger Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association pg 15 PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 16 2015 Louisiana State University Cadets defeat the Centenary College team The Times Democrat October 11 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com Decision for visitors Referee awarded the game to the visitors upon Tulane s desertion of the field The Times Democrat October 25 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com Exciting football and races Great day at the successful exposition at Vicksburg The Commercial Appeal November 14 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com Football State University trounces the Texas 11 The Daily Picayune November 17 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com Untitled The Daily Clarion Ledger November 21 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com Cadet champions Southern Athletic Club football eleven defeated The Times Democrat November 29 1896 Retrieved December 16 2023 via Newspapers com LSU Tigers Football Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information Archived from the original on July 21 2015 Retrieved July 16 2015 Hardesty Dan LSU The Louisiana Tigers The Strode Publishers Huntsville Alabama 1975 P 334 345 a b Louisiana State University Cadets Defeat The Centenary College Team The Times Democrat October 11 1896 p 12 Retrieved February 21 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning The Daily Picayune October 25 1896 pg 8 Hardesty Dan LSU The Louisiana Tigers The Strode Publishers Huntsville Alabama 1975 pg 24 25 a b c d e Victory For Louisiana State University The Times Picayune November 14 1896 p 8 Retrieved February 21 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Football Times Picayune November 17 1896 p 8 Retrieved May 12 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Cadets Slaughter The Mississippians The Times Picayune November 21 1896 p 8 Retrieved February 21 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c Baton Rouge Boys State Champions The Times Picayune November 29 1896 p 8 Retrieved February 21 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Hapgood Norman Harvey George Brinton Mcclellan Bangs John Kendrick Nelson Henry Loomis Schurz Carl Davis Richard Harding Foord John Schuyler Montgomery Conant Samuel Stillman Alden Henry Mills Curtis George William Bonner John 1857 Harper s weekly pp 65 v Retrieved from 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