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1900 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–0 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHugh Krumbhaar
Home stadiumTulane Athletic Field
Seasons
←  1899
1901 →
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 0 6 0 0
Auburn 4 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 3 0 0 5 0 0
Texas 1 0 0 6 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 1 6 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 1 4 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0 2 3 0
Nashville 1 3 0 2 3 0
Georgia 1 4 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
LSU 0 1 0 2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1900 college football season. In their first year under head coach H. T. Summersgill, the team compiled an overall record of 5–0.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 27Southern Athletic Club*
W 23–0 [1]
November 3at AlabamaW 6–0 [2]
November 10 Millsaps*
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–0 [3]
November 17 LSU
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA ( rivalry)
W 29–0 [4]
November 29 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Athletic Field
  • New Orleans, LA ( rivalry)
W 12–0 [5]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries

Southern A. C.

The season began with a 23–0 defeat of the Southern Athletic Club.

Alabama

Alabama lost 6–0 with the only points of the game coming on a one-yard Ellis Stearns touchdown run.

Millsaps

Tulane beat Millsaps, 35–0.

LSU

Against rival LSU, Tulane won, 29–0.

Ole Miss

Tulane beat Ole Miss, 12–0, having not allowed a single point all season.

References

  1. ^ "Tulane takes the first football game, beating the Southern Athletic Club eleven badly". The Daily Picayune. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane is on top at Tuscaloosa". The Daily Picayune. November 4, 1900. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Millsaps defeated, Football game with Tulane resulted in score of 35 to 0". The Daily Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1900. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane defeats L.S.U." The Times-Democrat. November 18, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The University of Mississippi proves hard to down". The Times-Picayune. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.