Louisiana's First Football Team 1901

[RedBug58]

Did they have ribbons flaring on their Bosoms?

[60swerethebest]

Our first center became our first alumni association president.
His grandson (third generation alumnus) was presented with the Past-Presidents pin given to past presidents of the Alum. Assoc. It was neat to meet the grandson and learn more about his grandfather.
My great uncle was on the 11 & 12 football teams. Big loses to LSU and Tulane. Became Supt of Education for Evangeline Parish from the 30s to the late 50s.

[fanof71]

Did they have ribbons flaring on their Bosoms?

What did they charge for Natty Lites?

[Swamp]

Never in the history of American Institutes, Colleges and Universities, has an institution of higher learning had a football product ready to go, faster than the University of Louisiana (SLII).

Louisiana opened its doors for the first time on September 18th 1901.

Just three short weeks later the Lafayette Gazette was reporting that coach Woodson was well along in the process of organizing the football team and was indeed preparing for practice.

On December 21st of 1901 a mere 3 months and 3 days after opening its doors for academics, interscholastic play began in Football. The only means of competion at the time was to encourage high schools to pick up the game of football. Many in the surrounding area did just so.

There is no doubt that football was planned prior to the opening of academic doors, and is as much a part of UL's history as academics. The game of football started from the schools inception, and that first season was certainly the shortest, deepest, and one of the sweetest in Louisiana (SLII) history as they went 2-0.

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[MarlinMan3]

If these football guys from Louisiana's first football team could see what their efforts led to, they would be more than amazed.

NCAA says michigan was 1901 national champs because they won the last game of the "year", rose bowl on 1 jan. Cajuns had a game later should national title be claimed?

[MarlinMan3]

Beale not only undefeated starting qb, wow

P.s. Canned beer was officially invented and commercially introduced on January 24, 1935

[MarlinMan3]

Tech's first season too, says they were named Louisiana Industrial and were o and 2

[MarlinMan3]

Bump