1897 LSU Tigers football team

1897 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record	1–1 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Allen Jeardeau (2nd year)
Home stadium	State Field

1897 SIAA 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
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	1
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1897 college 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	Opponent	Site	Result
December 20, 1897	Montgomery Athletic Club*	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–6
January 8, 1898	Cincinnati*	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

The 0–26 loss to the Bearcats is disputed. Some sources list the final score as Cincinnati 28, LSU 0.^[1][2]

Roster

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

1. http://www.tigerdroppings.com/history/Results.aspx?Opponent=Cincinnati
2. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/bowl-history.html
3. http://www.fanbase.com/LSU-Fighting-Tigers-Football-1897/roster
4. Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.