1896 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

1896 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record 32 (12 SIAA)
Head coach Harry Baum
1896 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU + 4 0 0     6 0 0
Georgia + 3 0 0     4 0 0
Tennessee 1 0 0     4 0 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1     3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0     3 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 1     1 1 1
Texas 1 1 0     4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0     2 1 0
Kentucky State 1 1 0     3 6 0
Sewanee 2 3 0     3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0     3 2 0
Nashville 0 1 1     0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1     0 2 1
North Carolina 0 1 0     3 4 1
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0     0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     1 2 0
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0     0 4 0
Clemson 0 0 0     2 1 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1896 Tulane Olive and Blue football team represented Tulane University during the 1896 college football season. The game against LSU 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. Due to the forfeiture, the official score was set at LSU 6, Tulane 0 by the game's referee.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 17 Tulane Alumni* New Orleans, LA W 120  
October 24 LSU New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 06 (forfeit)  
November 9 at Vicksburg Athletic Club* Vicksburg, MS W 480  
November 14 Texas New Orleans, LA L 412  
November 26 Ole Miss New Orleans, LA W 100  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Game Notes

LSU

The Tulane-LSU 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. 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.[1][2]

References

  1. Hardesty, Dan. "LSU:The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers.Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. pg 24-25.
  2. "Baton Rouge Wins Without Winning". The Daily Picayune. October 25, 1896. pg. 8.
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