1897 LSU Tigers football team

1897 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–1 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Allen Jeardeau (2nd season)
Captain	Edwin A. Scott
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 20		Montgomery Athletic Club*	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–6	[1]
January 3	3:34 p.m.	Cincinnati*	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–28	[2]
*Non-conference game

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
-	William 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

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 .
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.