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1899 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–4 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Hulette F. Aby
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
←  1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0 3 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. New coach John P. Gregg led the Tigers to a 1–4 season. The only wins were in an exhibition game against a high school team (which LSU does not officially record as a win) and against rival, Tulane. It was the first year of play for LSU's second five-year letterman, John J. Coleman (1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 1vs. Ole Miss
L 0–115,000 [1]
November 10at Lake Charles High School* Lake Charles, LAW 48–0
November 13 SewaneeL 0–34
November 30at TexasL 0–29
December 2at Texas A&M* College Station, TX ( rivalry)L 0–52
December 8 TulaneW 38–0 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
- Hulette F. "Red" Aby Tackle - - Natchez, MS -
- Edward R. Barrow - - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- W. Benjamin Chamberlin - - - DeVall, LA -
- Edmond Auguste M. Chavanne Center - - Lake Charles, LA -
- John J. Coleman Halfback - - New Orleans, LA -
- George Fuchs Guard - - New Orleans, LA -
- Edwin S. Gorham End - - Lake Charles, LA -
- F. V. Gremillion Tackle - - Alexandria, LA -
- Joseph O. Herpin End - - Lafayette, LA -
- Henry E. Landry Fullback - - Garyville, LA -
- Charles M. Lawrason End - - St. Francisville, LA -
- Hampton T. Lemoine - - - Marksville, LA -
- George B. LeSueur - - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- George K. Pratt Tackle - - New Orleans, LA -
- Ivan H. Schwing Quarterback - - Lake Charles, LA -
- John T. Stanford - - - Baton Rouge, LA -
- Benjamin B. Wall Halfback - - Alexandria, LA -

Roster from Fanbase.com [3] and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers [4]

References

  1. ^ "Football—Mississippi Defeated Louisiana in a Great Game at Meridian". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 2, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Louisiana University 38, Tulane 0". The Daily Picayune. December 9, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.