First A&M-LSU football game | 1899

Few actually know the history of this inaugural game.
A Yellow Fever pandemic was sweeping through the community, and the game was almost canceled.
But both teams were determined to play, and the spirit of optimism prevailed.

1899 LSU squad



1899 AMC squad





The game was played in College Station




After the game, a rambunctious LSU team tossed leather piss balloons and empty whiskey bottles at six observers who’d made the trip from Bryan.
The cadets responded in kind with fisticuffs.
One overzealous Tex even drew a sword.
A brawl ensued, and the Tigers caught the next train out of the station with a college.

Side note: The Farmers from Texas won the game handily; so the Commandant commissioned the creation of commemorative drinking tankards, etched with the final score.

And now you know the rest of the story.



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