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
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 and LSU: The Louisiana TigersHardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.
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