1895 LSU football team

1895 LSU Tigers football

Conference	Independent
1895 record	3–0
Head coach	Albert Simmons (2nd year)
Home stadium	State Field

The 1895 LSU football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1895 college football season. Coach Albert Simmons, in his last year at LSU, helped the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1895. This 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.^[1] A contemporary account reads "The Tulane football team, with its band of shouters and several crippled players, returned to the city yesterday morning wearing dejected faces, as a result of the defeat administered at Baton Rough Saturday."^[2] LSU joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in 1895, and began playing as part of the conference in 1896.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 26, 1895	Tulane	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 8–4	1,500
November 2, 1895	at Centenary	Jackson, LA	W 16–6	-
November 18, 1895	Alabama	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 12–6	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
-	J. H. Arrighi	Tackle	-	-	Natchez, MS	-
-	Joel B. Bateman	Guard	-	-	Franklin, LA	-
-	Armand P. Daspit	Halfback	-	-	Houma, LA	-
-	Justin C. Daspit	Halfback	-	-	Houma, LA	-
-	Harry P. Gamble	End	-	-	Natchitoches, LA	-
-	Phillip P. Huyck	Guard	-	-	Baton Rouge, LA	-
-	Sam Lambert	Fullback	-	-	Baton Rouge, LA	-
-	Wiltz M. Ledbetter	Guard	-	-	Summerfield, LA	-
-	John E. Morris	Tackle	-	-	West Monroe, LA	-
-	Gordon B. Nicholson	Halfback	-	-	Baton Rouge, LA	-
-	Lewis A. W. Quirk	Tackle	-	-	Washington, LA	-
-	John R. Salassi	Guard	-	-	French Settlement, LA	-
-	James W. Sanders	Center	-	-	Franklin, LA	-
-	Frederick H. Schneider	Guard	-	-	Lake Providence, LA	-
-	Edwin A. Scott	Left Tackle	-	-	Wilson, LA	-
-	William S. Slaughter	End	-	-	Port Hudson, LA	-
-	John E. Snyder	Quarterback	-	-	Georgetown, TX	-
-	John T. Westbrook	End	-	-	Baton Rouge, LA	-

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

References

↑ Vincent, Herb. "LSU Football Vault, The History of the Fighting Tigers". Whitman Publishing, LLC. Atlanta, GA. 2008. page 9.
↑ "The Vanquished Tulanes Return". The Times-Picayune. October 28, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1895/roster
↑ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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