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! {{MediaWiki:Toc}}:
|[[#1893|1893]] – [[#1894|1894]] – [[#1895|1895]] – [[#1896|1896]] – [[#1897|1897]] – [[#1898|1898]] – [[#1899|1899]]
|}
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==1893==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport=football
|Year=1893
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=
|Conference=Independent
|Division=
|ShortConference=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=0–1
|ConfRecord=
|HeadCoach=[[Charles E. Coates|Charles Coates]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
|Prev year= none
}}

===Overview===
1893 was the first year that [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] sponsored a [[college football|football]] team. The Tigers were coached by [[university]] [[professor]] Dr [[Charles E. Coates]] against in-state school [[Tulane University]] of [[New Orleans]]. The game sparked a rivalry between the [[LSU Tigers|Tigers]] and the [[Tulane Green Wave|Green Wave]] that has lasted generations. Future [[Louisiana]] [[governor]] [[Ruffin G. Pleasant]] was the [[quarterback]] and captain of the LSU team. In the first game against Tulane, LSU football players wore purple and gold ribbons on their uniforms. According to legend, purple and gold were chosen because they were Mardi Gras colors, and the green of Mardi Gras was sold out. An LSU baseball team had also worn purple and gold in its first varsity game against Tulane earlier in 1893, even though LSU's official colors at the time were actually blue and white.<ref>Vincent, Herb. "LSU Football Vault, The History of the Fighting Tigers". Whitman Publishing, LLC. Atlanta, GA. 2008. page 7.</ref>

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|ranklink=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 25, 1893
| time = no
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1893 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = Sportsman's Park
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]]
| gamename = [[Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane)|Battle for the Rag]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–34
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}
===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Charles P. Andrews || - || - || - || Mer Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || William C. Bates || Right End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || James Beard || Center || - || - || Lake Providence, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Wilfred Boudreaux || Guard, Tackle || - || - || Sunset, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || Alexis "Alex" Brian || Left Tackle || - || - || Montgomery, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Ralph A. Broussard || Halfback || - || - || Abbeville, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Samuel P. Brown || Guard, Tackle || - || - || Carencro, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || F. Joseph Cambon || Guard, Tackle || - || - || Dulac, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Eugene P. Campbell || End || - || - || Vidalia, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Samuel M. D. Clark || Left End || - || - || DeVall, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Gordon A. Dennis || - || - || - || Shreveport, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Sam G. Dupree || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edwin Franklin Gayle || Halfback || - || 155 || Legonier, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || James M. Huey || - || - || - || Ruston, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Frederick G. Lyons || Quarterback || - || - || New Orleans, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Ruffin G Pleasant || Quarterback || - || - || Farmerville, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Joel M. Pratt || End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Aaron Prescott || - || - || - || Washington, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Willis B. Prescott || Fullback || - || - || Washington,LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || James A. Roane || - || - || - || Vienna, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || George C. Schoenberger || End || - || - || Buras, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || E. E. Scott || Center || - || - || Kingston, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William C Smedes || Center || - || - || Vicksburg, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Charles H. Tisdale || Halfback || - || - || New Orleans, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Walter S. Trichel || Fullback || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Charles G. Young || Guard, Tackle || - || - || Homer, LA || -
|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1893/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>

{{clear}}

==1894==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1894
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=[[File:Lsu tigers 1894.JPG|thumb|right|275px|1894 LSU Football Team.]]
|Conference=Independent
|Division=
|ShortConference=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=2–1
|ConfRecord=
|HeadCoach=[[Albert Simmons]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
===Overview===
The Tigers adopted a new coach, [[Albert Simmons]], for the three-game 1894 season. This season marked LSU's first ever victory with the 26–0 win over Natchez Athletic Club. The team's captain, Samuel Marmaduke Dinwidie Clark, became the first LSU player to ever score a touchdown during the game against Natchez A.C. The first football game played on the LSU campus was on December 3, 1894, against Mississippi. LSU's only touchdown in that game was scored by the head coach, Albert Simmons.<ref>Vincent, Herb. "LSU Football Vault, The History of the Fighting Tigers". Whitman Publishing, LLC. Atlanta, GA. 2008. page 9</ref> This was the first year of play for William S. Slaughter who lettered as an End for 5 years (1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898). Slaughter was LSU's first five time football letterman.

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 30, 1894
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Natchez Athletic Club
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez, MS]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 26–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 3, 1894
| time = no
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Mississippi ({{cfb link|year=1894|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}})
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 6–26
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 21, 1894
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1894|team=Centenary Gentlemen|school=Centenary College of Louisiana|title=Centenary}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 30–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}
===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || J. H. "Hughes" Arrighi || Tackle || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || James Beard || Center || - || - || Lake Providence, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || Alexis "Alex" Brian || Left Tackle || - || - || Montgomery, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Ralph A. Broussard || Halfback || - || - || Abbeville,LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Samuel M. D. Clark || Left End || - || - || Devall, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John C. Conner || - || - || - || Monroe, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Sam G. Dupree || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Harry P. Gamble || End || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Maurice Grivot || - || - || - || New Orleans, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Abner A. Hodge || - || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Guy N. Hunter || - || - || - || Waterproof, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Louis T. Hunter || - || - || - || Waterproof, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William J. Lewis || Quarterback, Halfback || - || - || Ruston, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William B. Mullins || End || - || - || Simsboro, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William Nelken || - || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Robert J. Nelson || - || - || - || Monroe, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edward T. J. Newell || - || - || - || St. Joseph, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Gordon B. Nicholson || Halfback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Willis B. Prescott || Fullback || - || - || Washington, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Lewis A. W. Quirk || Tackle || - || - || Washington, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John R. Salassi || Guard || - || - || French Settlement, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Frederick H. Schneider || Guard || - || - || Lake Providence, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || E. E. Scott || Center || - || - || Kingston, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William S. Slaughter || End || - || - || Port Hudson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William C Smedes || Center || - || - || Vicksburg, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John E. Snyder || Quarterback || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Duncan P. Staples || - || - || - || Alexandria, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || George D. Waddill || - || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Rene J. Webster || - || - || - || Jeanerette, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John T. Westbrook || End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Charles G. Young || Guard, Tackle || - || - || Homer, LA || -
|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1894/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>
{{clear}}

==1895==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1895
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=[[File:Lsu tigers 1895.jpg|right|thumb|Undefeated 1895 LSU Football Team|275px]]
|Conference=Independent
|Division=
|ShortConference=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=3–0
|ConfRecord=
|HeadCoach=[[Albert Simmons]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
===Overview===
Coach Albert P. Simmons, in his last year at LSU, helped the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1895. 1895 was the first unbeaten season in LSU football history. The season also featured the first home victory in LSU history with a win over Tulane in front of 1,500 spectators.<ref>Vincent, Herb. "LSU Football Vault, The History of the Fighting Tigers". Whitman Publishing, LLC. Atlanta, GA. 2008. page 9.</ref> LSU joined the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (SIAA) in 1895, and began playing as part of the conference in 1896.

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no| attend = yes}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = October 26, 1895
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1895 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename = [[Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane)|Battle for the Rag]]
| tv = no
| score = 8–4
| attend = 1,500
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 2, 1895
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1895|team=Centenary Gentlemen|school=Centenary College of Louisiana|title=Centenary}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Jackson, Louisiana|Jackson, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 16–6
| attend = -
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 18, 1895
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1895 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 12–6
| attend = -
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}

===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||J. H. Arrighi || Tackle || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Joel B. Bateman || Guard || - || - || Franklin, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Armand P. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Justin C. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Harry P. Gamble || End || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Phillip P. Huyck || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Sam Lambert || Fullback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Wiltz M. Ledbetter || Guard || - || - || Summerfield, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John E. Morris || Tackle || - || - || West Monroe, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Gordon B. Nicholson || Halfback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Lewis A. W. Quirk || Tackle || - || - || Washington, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John R. Salassi || Guard || - || - || French Settlement, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || James W. Sanders || Center || - || - || Franklin, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Frederick H. Schneider || Guard || - || - || Lake Providence, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edwin A. Scott || Left Tackle || - || - || Wilson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William S. Slaughter || End || - || - || Port Hudson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John E. Snyder || Quarterback || - || - || Georgetown, TX || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John T. Westbrook || End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -

|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1895/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>

{{clear}}

==1896==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1896
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=Lsu tigers 1896.jpg
|image_size=220px
|Conference=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
|Division=
|ShortConference=SIAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=6–0
|ConfRecord=4–0
|HeadCoach=[[Allen Jeardeau]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena= [[State Field]]
|Champion=SIAA Co-Champions
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
{{1896 SIAA football standings}}
===Overview===
The 1896 Tigers, with coach [[Allen Jeardeau]], went undefeated and were the SIAA co-champions. This was LSU's first season playing as a member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (SIAA).<ref>[http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv06/CFHSNv06n2g.pdf Saylor, Roger. "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association". pg. 15.]</ref> It was LSU's second undefeated season in football. The 1896 team was the first LSU team to use the nickname "Tigers".

===Schedule===

{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = October 10, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1896|team=Centenary Gents|school=Centenary College of Louisiana|title=Centenary}}
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 46–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = October 24, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1896 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]]
| gamename = [[Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane)|Battle for the Rag]]
| tv = no
| score = 6–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 13, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Mississippi ({{cfb link|year=1896|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}})
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg, MS]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 12–4
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 16, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1896|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 14–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 20, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1896 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team|Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State)]]
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 52–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 28, 1896
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southern Athletic Club
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 6–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}
===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||J. H. "Hughes" Arrighi || Tackle || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || James S. Atkinson || Quarterback || - || - || Ruston, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || A. T. Barbin || - || - || - || Marksville, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne || Center || - || - || Lake Charles, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Armand P. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Justin C. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Samuel A. Gourrier || Quarterback, Halfback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || James F. Harp || - || - || - || Bonita, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Phillip P. Huyck || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Sam Lambert || Fullback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Wiltz M. Ledbetter || Guard || - || - || Summerfield, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Gordon B. Nicholson || Fullback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Archie Ed Robertson || Fullback || - || - || Plaquemine, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John R. Salassi || Guard || - || - || French Settlement, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Frederick H. Schneider || Guard || - || - || Lake Providence, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||George C. Schoenberger || End || - || - || Buras, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| † || Edwin A. Scott || - || - || - || Wilson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William S. Slaughter || End || - || - || Port Hudson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John T. Westbrook || End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|}
† -Team Captain<br>
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1896/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>

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===Game Notes===

====Tulane====
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. 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 of his intention to enroll at Tulane. Due to the forfeiture, the official score was set at LSU 6, Tulane 0 by the game's referee. [[William Lofland Dudley|Dr. William Dudley]], 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.<ref>Hardesty, Dan. "LSU:The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers.Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. pg 24-25.</ref><ref>"Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning". [[The Times-Picayune|The Daily Picayune]]. October 25, 1896. pg. 8.</ref>

==1897==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1897
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=[[File:LSU Football 1897 team-1.jpg|275px]]
|Conference=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
|Division=
|ShortConference=SIAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=1–1
|ConfRecord=0–0
|HeadCoach=[[Allen Jeardeau]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
{{1897 SIAA football standings}}
===Overview===
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.

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 20, 1897
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Montgomery Athletic Club
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 28–6
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = January 8, 1898
| time = no
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1897|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 0–26
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}

The 0–26 loss to the Bearcats is disputed. Some sources list the final score as Cincinnati 28, LSU 0.<ref>http://www.tigerdroppings.com/history/Results.aspx?Opponent=Cincinnati</ref><ref>http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl-history.html</ref>

===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || W. Benjamin Chamberlin || - || - || - || DeVall, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| | - || Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne || Center || - || - || Lake Charles, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Armand P. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Justin C. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Frank A. Godchaux || Quarterback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William C. Howell || End || - || - || St. Francisville, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Phillip P. Huyck || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Leopold Kaffie || Center || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || George B. Lesueur || - || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Julius M. Levy || - || - || - || Evergreen, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Gordon B. Nicholson || Halfback || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edwin A. Scott || - || - || - || Wilson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Thomas L. Sherburne || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William S. Slaughter || End || - || - || Port Hudson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Duncan P. Staples || - || - || - || Alexandria, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John T. Westbrook || End || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1897/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>


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==1898==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1898
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=
|Conference=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
|Division=
|ShortConference=SIAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=1–0
|ConfRecord=1–0
|HeadCoach=[[Edmond Chavanne]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
{{1898 SIAA football standings}}
===Overview===
The Tigers, with new coach [[Edmond Chavanne]], played only one game for the 1898 season. It was their third undefeated season. Another outbreak of yellow fever similar to the one in 1897 caused LSU to play only one game. By the time LSU was able to play its only game of the season, Allen Jeardeau had departed from the school as head football coach, and no provision had been made to replace him. The job of coach then fell to the team's captain, Edmond Chavanne. He holds the distinction of being the only player-coach in LSU football history. 1898 marked the final year of play for William S. Slaughter. He was LSU's first five time football letterman.

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 14, 1898
| time = no
| w/l = w
| nonconf = no
| homecoming = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1898 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename = [[Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane)|Battle for the Rag]]
| tv = no
| score = 37–0
| overtime =
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}
===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Hulette F. "Red" Aby || Tackle || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Joel B. Bateman || Guard || - || - || Franklin, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || W. Benjamin Chamberlin || - || - || - || DeVall, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne || Center || - || - || Lake Charles, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Walter A. Coco || Guard || - || - || Marksville, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||Armand P. Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Justin C, Daspit || Halfback || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Leopold Kaffie || Center || - || - || Natchitoches, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || George B. LeSueur || - || - || - || Houma, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Thomas L. Sherburne || Guard || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || William S. Slaughter || End || - || - || Port Hudson, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || John T. Stanford || - || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Benjamin B. Wall || Halfback || - || - || Alexandria, LA || -
|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1898/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>

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==1899==
</center>
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = football
|Year=1899
|Team=LSU Tigers
|Image=[[File:LSU-FootballTeam1899.jpg|right|thumb|1899 LSU Football Team|275px]]
|Conference=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
|Division=
|ShortConference=SIAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|Record=1–4
|ConfRecord=1–3
|HeadCoach=[[John P. Gregg]]
|OffCoach=
|DefCoach=
|OScheme=
|DScheme=
|StadiumArena=[[State Field]]
|Champion=
|BowlTourney=
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
{{1899 SIAA football standings}}
===Overview===
New coach John P. Gregg led the 1899 Tigers to a 1–4 season. The only wins were in an exhibition game against a high school team (which LSU does not officially record as a win) and against rival, [[Tulane]].

===Schedule===
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 3, 1899<ref>Ole Miss lists game played on November 1, 1899</ref>
| time = no
| w/l = l
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Mississippi ({{cfb link|year=1899|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}})
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian, MS]]
| gamename = [[Magnolia Bowl]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–11
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 10, 1899
| time = no
| w/l = w
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Lake Charles H.S.
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles, LA]]
| tv = no
| score = 48–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 13, 1899
| time = no
| w/l = l
| away =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1899 Sewanee Tigers football team|Sewanee]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–34
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 30, 1899
| time = no
| w/l = l
| rank = no
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Clark Field (1887)|Clark Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–29
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 2, 1899
| time = no
| w/l = l
| rank = no
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = [[1899 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[College Station, Texas|College Station, TX]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–52
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = December 8, 1899
| time = no
| w/l = w
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1899 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename = [[Battle for the Rag]]
| tv = no
| score = 38–0
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=}}
===Roster===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Hulette F. "Red" Aby || Tackle || - || - || Natchez, MS || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edward R. Barrow || - || - || - || Baton Rouge, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || W. Benjamin Chamberlin || - || - || - || DeVall, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || Edmund Auguste M. Chavanne || Center || - || - || Lake Charles, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - ||John J. Coleman || Halfback || - || - || New Orleans, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || George Fuchs || Guard || - || - || New Orleans, LA || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}
Roster from Fanbase.com<ref>http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1899/roster</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref> Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>

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