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1897 LSU Tigers football team

The 1897 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Coach Allen Jeardeau returned for his second but final year at LSU in 1897 for two games in Baton Rouge. A yellow fever outbreak throughout the South caused the postponement of LSU's classes starting and the football season being cut back to only two games.

1897 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–1 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdwin A. Scott
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 1 1
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
December 20Montgomery Athletic Club*W 28–6
January 33:34 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–28[1]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
- W. Benjamin Chamberlin - - - DeVall, LA -
- Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne Center - - Lake Charles, LA -
- Armand P. Daspit Halfback - - Houma, LA -
- Justin C. Daspit Halfback - - Houma, LA -
- Frank A. Godchaux Quarterback - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- William C. Howell End - - St. Francisville, LA -
- Phillip P. Huyck Guard - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- Leopold Kaffie Center - - Natchitoches, LA -
- George B. Lesueur - - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- Julius M. Levy - - - Evergreen, LA -
- Gordon B. Nicholson Halfback - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- Edwin A. Scott - - - Wilson, LA -
- Thomas L. Sherburne Guard - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- William S. Slaughter End - - Port Hudson, LA -
- Duncan P. Staples - - - Alexandria, LA -
- John T. Westbrook End - - Baton Rouge, LA -

Roster from Fanbase.com[2] and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers[3]

References

  1. ^ "Baton Rouge Was Outclassed". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. January 4, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.


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