1897 LSU Tigers football team

The 1897 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University 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
1897 record1–1 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumState Field
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
December 20Montgomery Athletic Club*W 28–6
January 8Cincinnati*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–26
  • *Non-conference game

The 0–26 loss to the Bearcats is disputed. Some sources list the final score as Cincinnati 28, LSU 0.[1][2]

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
-W. Benjamin Chamberlin---DeVall, LA-
-Edmund Auguste M. ChavanneCenter--Lake Charles, LA-
-Armand P. DaspitHalfback--Houma, LA-
-Justin C. DaspitHalfback--Houma, LA-
-Frank A. GodchauxQuarterback--Baton Rouge, LA-
-William C. HowellEnd--St. Francisville, LA-
-Phillip P. HuyckGuard--Baton Rouge, LA-
-Leopold KaffieCenter--Natchitoches, LA-
-George B. Lesueur---Baton Rouge, LA-
-Julius M. Levy---Evergreen, LA-
-Gordon B. NicholsonHalfback--Baton Rouge, LA-
-Edwin A. Scott---Wilson, LA-
-Thomas L. SherburneGuard--Baton Rouge, LA-
-William S. SlaughterEnd--Port Hudson, LA-
-Duncan P. Staples---Alexandria, LA-
-John T. WestbrookEnd--Baton Rouge, LA-

Roster from Fanbase.com[3] and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers[4]

References

  1. http://www.tigerdroppings.com/history/Results.aspx?Opponent=Cincinnati
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2015-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.


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