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1898 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

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1898 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Eshleman
Home stadiumTulane Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1896
1899 →
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee 3 0 0 4 0 0
Auburn 2 0 0 2 1 0
LSU 1 0 0 1 0 0
Georgia 3 1 0 4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0 3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0 1 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0 1 5 0
Mississippi 0 1 0 1 1 0
Texas 0 1 0 5 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
Kentucky State# 0 0 0 7 0 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 0 0 0 0 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion

The 1898 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 1898 college football season. In their first year under head coach John Lombard, the team compiled an overall record of 1–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
December 12Ole Miss
W 14–9[1]
December 17at LSUL 0–37[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tulane wins; Mississippians beaten by score of 14 to 9". The Times-Democrat. December 13, 1898. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "37 to 0; Tulane outclassed by the L.S.U. eleven". The Times-Democrat. December 18, 1898. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.