1895 LSU football team

1895 LSU football
State champion
Conference Independent
1895 record 3–0
Head coach Albert Simmons (2nd season)
Home stadium State Field

The 1895 LSU football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1895 college football season. Coach Albert Simmons, in his last year at LSU, helped the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1895. This was the first unbeaten season in LSU football history. The season also featured the first home victory in LSU history with a win over Tulane in front of 1,500 spectators.[1] A contemporary account reads "The Tulane football team, with its band of shouters and several crippled players, returned to the city yesterday morning wearing dejected faces, as a result of the defeat administered at Baton Rough Saturday."[2] LSU joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in 1895, and began playing as part of the conference in 1896.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 26Tulane
W 8–41,500
November 2at CentenaryJackson, LAW 16–6
November 18Alabama
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)
W 12–6

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High School
-J. H. ArrighiTackle--Natchez, MS-
-Joel B. BatemanGuard--Franklin, LA-
-Armand P. DaspitHalfback--Houma, LA-
-Justin C. DaspitHalfback--Houma, LA-
-Harry P. GambleEnd--Natchitoches, LA-
-Phillip P. HuyckGuard--Baton Rouge, LA-
-Sam LambertFullback--Baton Rouge, LA-
-Wiltz M. LedbetterGuard--Summerfield, LA-
-John E. MorrisTackle--West Monroe, LA-
-Gordon B. NicholsonHalfback--Baton Rouge, LA-
-Lewis A. W. QuirkTackle--Washington, LA-
-John R. SalassiGuard--French Settlement, LA-
-James W. SandersCenter--Franklin, LA-
-Frederick H. SchneiderGuard--Lake Providence, LA-
-Edwin A. ScottLeft Tackle--Wilson, LA-
-William S. SlaughterEnd--Port Hudson, LA-
-John E. SnyderQuarterback--Georgetown, TX-
-John T. WestbrookEnd--Baton Rouge, LA-

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

References

  1. ↑ Vincent, Herb. "LSU Football Vault, The History of the Fighting Tigers". Whitman Publishing, LLC. Atlanta, GA. 2008. page 9.
  2. ↑ "The Vanquished Tulanes Return". The Times-Picayune. October 28, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  4. ↑ Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.
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