Post Your All-19th-Century LSU Football Team

All-19the-Century Team
QB - James S. Atkinson, 1896 (Ruston, LA)
FB - Sam Lambert, 1895-1896 (Baton Rouge, LA)
HB - Armand P. Daspit, 1895-1898 (Houma, LA)
HB - Justin C. Daspit, 1895-1898 (Houma, LA)
E - George C. Schoenberger, 1893-1896 (Buras, LA)
E - John T. Westbrook, 1894-1897 (Baton Rouge, LA)
T – Edwin A. "Ned" Scott, 1895-1897 (Wilson, LA)
G - Wiltz M. Ledbetter, 1895-1896 (Summerfield, LA)
C - Edmond A. Chavanne, 1896-1899 (Lake Charles, LA) [only player-coach in LSU football history]
G – Joel B. Bateman, 1895-1898 (Franklin, LA)
T - Phillip P. Huyck, 1895-1899 (Baton Rouge, LA) [another 5-year letterman!!]
Head Coach: Allen W. Jeardeau, 1896-1897

Honorable Mentions
QB - Ruffin G. Pleasant, 1893 (Farmerville, LA) [LSU's first QB; also became Governor of Louisiana from 1916-1920, mobilizing the state for participation in World War I.]
QB-HB - Samuel A. Gourrier, 1896 (Baton Rouge, LA)
HB - Gordon B. Nicholson, 1894-1897 (Baton Rouge, LA)
E - William S. Slaughter, 1894-1898 (Port Hudson, LA) [LSU's first 5-year letterman!!]

Coaches
Dr. Charles E. Coates (0-1), 1893
Albert P. Simmons (5-1), 1894-1895
Allen W. Jeardeau (7-1), 1896-1897
Edmond A. Chavanne (3-2), 1898 & 1900
John P. Gregg (1-4), 1899

Seasons
1893, 0-1 (lost 0-34 to Tulane in New Orleans on Nov. 25)
1894, 2-1 (beat Natchez AC, 36-0, and Centenary 30-0; lost at home to Ole Miss, 6-26)
1895, 3-0 (wins, 8-4 & 12-6 over Tulane & Alabama at home; won 16-6 over Centenary on the road)
1896, 6-0 (wins, 46-0, 14-0, & 52-0 over Centenary, Texas, & Miss. State at home; wins 6-0, 12-4, & 6-0 Tulane, Ole Miss, & Southern AC on the road)
1897, 1-1 (beat Mont. AC 28-6 at home; lost to Cincinnati 0-28 at home)
1898, 1-0 (beat Tulane 37-0 at home)
1899, 1-4 (lost 0-11, 0-34, 0-29, & 0-52, to Ole Miss, Sewanee, Texas, & TAMU; beat Tulane 38-0 at home)
1900, 2-2 (wins, 70-0 & 10-0 at home vs. Millsaps & LSU-Alumni; losses, 0-29 & 5-6 on road against Tulane & Millsaps)


** -- LSU had an 11-game winning streak starting from a win over Centenary on Dec. 21, 1894, that was snapped by a loss to Cincinnati on Jan. 8, 1898.

Dec. 3, 1894 - L, 6-26, vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 21, 1894 - W, 30-0, vs. Centenary
Oct. 26, 1895 - W, 8-4, vs. Tulane
Nov. 2, 1895 - W, 16-6, at Centenary (in Jackson)
Nov. 18, 1895 - W, 12-6, vs. Alabama
Oct. 10, 1896 - W, 46-0, vs. Centenary
Oct. 24, 1896 - W, 6-0, at Tulane (in N.O.)
Nov. 13, 1896 - W, 12-4, at Ole Miss (in Vicksburg)
Nov. 16, 1896 - W, 14-0, vs. Texas
Nov. 20, 1896 - W, 52-0, vs. Miss. State
Nov. 28, 1896 - W, 6-0, at Southern AC (in N.O.)
Dec. 20, 1897 - W, 28-6, vs. Montgomery AC
Jan. 8, 1898 - L, 0-28, vs. Cincinnati



Curious Questions...
Was Gordon B. Nicholson related to President James W. Nicholson?
Was James S. Atkinson related to Dean Thomas W. Atkinson?
Were Aaron Prescott and Willis B. Prescott related to Dean Arthur T. Prescott?
Was Samuel A. Gourrier related to the Gourriers who owned land in EBRP south of campus?