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{{short description|American college football season}}
Coach Allen W. Jeardeau returned for his second but final year at LSU in [[1897]] for two games in [[Baton Rouge]].
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1897
| team = LSU Tigers
| sport = football
| image = LSU Football 1897 team-1.jpg
| image_size = 285
| conference = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 1–1
| conf_record = 0–0
| head_coach = [[Allen Jeardeau]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Edwin A. Scott
| stadium = [[State Field]]
}}
{{1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
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.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[1897]] 1-1
! Date !! Opponent !! Result !!colspan="2"|Score !! Notes
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[December 20]] || vs. Montgomery || W || 28 || 6 ||
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|[[January 8]]^ || vs. [[University_of_Cincinnati#Athletics|Cincinnati]] || L || 0 || 28 ||
|-
|colspan="6"| ^Played in 1898


|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montgomery Athletic Club
| site_stadium = [[State Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| score = 28–6
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune-baton-rouge-easily-de/146212067/|work=The Daily Picayune|title=Baton Rouge easily defeats Montgomery|date=December 21, 1897|accessdate=April 28, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 3
| time = 3:34 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1897 Cincinnati football team|Cincinnati]]
| site_stadium = State Field
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 0–28
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Baton Rouge Was Outclassed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42206921/baton_rouge_was_outclassed/ |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|The Daily Picayune]] |location=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] |date=January 4, 1898 |page=9 |access-date=January 13, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}

==Roster==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">No.</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Player</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Position</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Height</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Weight</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">Hometown</span>
! style="background:#461d7c;" align="center"| <span style="color:#FDD023;">High School</span>
|- 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 Godchaux, Sr.|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>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1897/roster |title=LSU Tigers Football &#124; Fanbase is your source for sports news and athlete information |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721025437/http://www.fanbase.com/lsu-fighting-tigers-football-1897/roster/ |archive-date=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers<ref>Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.</ref>
{{clear}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 28 April 2024

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
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
December 20Montgomery Athletic Club*
W 28–6[1]
January 33:34 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–28[2]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

[edit]
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[3] and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Baton Rouge easily defeats Montgomery". The Daily Picayune. December 21, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Baton Rouge Was Outclassed". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. January 4, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.


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