The 1897 LSU Tigers football team represented
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
(LSU) during the
. 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
Roster from Fanbase.com and LSU: The Louisiana Tigers
[Hardesty, Dan. "LSU: The Louisiana Tigers". The Strode Publishers. Huntsville, Alabama. 1975. P. 334-345.]
References
LSU
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...
LSU Tigers football seasons
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
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