1898 LSU Tigers football team

The 1898 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers, with new coach Edmond Chavanne, played only one game for the 1898 season. It was their third undefeated season. Another outbreak of yellow fever similar to the one in 1897 caused LSU to play only one game. By the time LSU was able to play its only game of the season, Allen Jeardeau had departed from the school as head football coach, and no provision had been made to replace him. The job of coach then fell to the team's captain, Edmond Chavanne, the only player-coach in LSU football history. 1898 marked the final year of play for William S. Slaughter. He was LSU's first five time football letterman.

1898 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–0 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdmond Chavanne
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee 3 0 0 4 0 0
Auburn 2 0 0 2 1 0
LSU 1 0 0 1 0 0
Georgia 3 1 0 4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0 3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0 1 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0 1 5 0
Mississippi 0 1 0 1 1 0
Texas 0 1 0 5 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
Kentucky State# 0 0 0 7 0 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 0 0 0 0 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
December 18TulaneW 37–0[1]

Roster

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No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
- Hulette F. "Red" Aby Tackle - - Natchez, MS -
- Joel B. Bateman Guard - - Franklin, LA -
- W. Benjamin Chamberlin - - - DeVall, LA -
- Edmond Auguste M. Chavanne Center - - Lake Charles, LA -
- Wilmore A. Coco Guard - - Marksville, LA -
- Armand P. Daspit Halfback - - Houma, LA -
- Justin C, Daspit Halfback - - Houma, LA -
- Leopold Kaffie Center - - Natchitoches, LA -
- George B. LeSueur - - - Houma, LA -
- Thomas L. Sherburne Guard - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- William S. Slaughter End - - Port Hudson, LA -
- John T. Stanford - - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- Benjamin B. Wall Halfback - - Alexandria, LA -

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References

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  1. ^ "37 to 0; Tulane outclassed by the L.S.U. eleven". The Times-Democrat. December 18, 1895. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.