1898 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

1898 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	John Lombard (1st season)
Captain	Charles Eshleman
Home stadium	Tulane Athletic Field

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 12	Ole Miss	Tulane Athletic Field New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 14–9	[1]
December 17	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–37	[2]

References

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.