1898 LSU Tigers football team

1898 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–0 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Edmond Chavanne (1st season)
Captain	Edmond Chavanne
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ←  1897 1899  →

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 18	Tulane	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 37–0	[1]

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
-	Hulette F. "Red" Aby	Tackle	-	-	Natchez, MS	-
-	Joel B. Bateman	Guard	-	-	Franklin, LA	-
-	William 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

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.