| 1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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 Heisman is holding his pet dog "Woo". | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–3 SIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | E. C. Davies |
| Home stadium | The Flats |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. In the third season under coach John Heisman, Georgia Tech posted a 6–3–1 record.
Before the season
In no small part thanks to Heisman, the forward pass was legalized in 1906.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Maryville (TN)* |
| T 6–6 |
| October 6 | North Georgia* |
| W 11–0 |
| October 13 | Grant* |
| W 18–0 |
| October 20 | Sewanee |
| L 0–16 |
| October 27 | Davidson |
| W 4–0 |
| November 3 | Auburn |
| W 11–0 |
| November 10 | Georgia |
| W 17–0 |
| November 17 | Vanderbilt |
| L 6–37 |
| November 24 | at Mercer |
| W 61–0 |
| November 29 | Clemson |
| L 0–10 |
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Game summaries
Maryville
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Under the new rules, Maryville surprised Tech with a tie, 6–6. [3]
The starting lineup was: Hightower (left end), Munroe (left tackle), Bell (left guard), Luck (center), Henderson (right guard), McCarty (right tackle), Hill (right end), Robert (quarterback), Davids (left halfback), Means (right halfback), Sweet (fullback). [3]
North Georgia
In the second week of play, Tech defeated North Georgia 11–0.
Grant
Against Grant, Tech won 18–0. The game proved a punting duel between Brown and Grant's Reupert. [4] The highlight of the game was a 40-yard punt return for a touchdown by Tech's Hightower.
Sewanee
Sewanee defeated Georgia Tech 16–0. The game's account is the first involving the jump shift. [5] The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Luck (left tackle), Bell (left guard), Munroe (center), Smith (right guard), McCarty (right tackle), Hill (right end), Robert (quarterback), Hightower (left halfback), Davies (right halfback), Sweet (fullback).
Davidson
Sources: |
Lob Brown was responsible for the win over Davidson by a 40-yard field goal. [6]
Auburn
Brown also helped in the victory over rival Auburn, the school's first. [7]
Georgia
"Tech's cup of joy overflowed" as they defeated rival Georgia 17–0. An ambitious game with Vanderbilt was scheduled. [8]
Vanderbilt
Sources: [9] |
Vanderbilt defeated Tech in the rain and mud of Atlanta 37–6. [10] Lobster Brown scored Tech's points. [9] Atlanta Constitution sportswriter Alex Lynn wrote after the game that Owsley Manier was: "the greatest fullback and all round man ever seen in Atlanta." [9] He again scored five touchdowns.
The starting lineup was: Brown (left end); McCarty (left tackle); Snyder (left guard); Munroe (center); Henderson (right guard); Luck (right tackle); Brown (right end); Robert (quarterback); Davies (left halfback); Hightower (right halfback); Adamson (fullback). [9]
Mercer
The season's largest win came over Mercer, 61–0. [11]
Clemson
The season ended with a disappointing, 10–0 loss to Clemson. Fritz Furtick scored Clemson's first touchdown. [12] Baseball star Ty Cobb attended the game. [13]
Postseason
At season's end, Brown was elected captain for next season. [14] [15]
References
- ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^
a
b Alex Lynn (September 30, 1906).
"Yellow jackets Tied by Maryville eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech wins good game from Grant". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1906. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 189
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""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92.
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 192
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d Alex Lynn (November 18, 1906).
"Brown's Toe and the Wet Cave Score". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Archived from
the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The times dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, November 18, 1906, SPORTING SECTION, Image 25". The Times Dispatch. November 18, 1906. ISSN 1941-0700. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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"Tech "Didn't Do A T-ing' To The Baptist Squad".
The Macon Daily Telegraph.
Macon, Georgia. November 25, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
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- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 196
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (April 7, 2015). War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613217931 – via Google Books.
- ^ ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
- ^ John F. Stegeman (September 1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77. ISBN 9780820319599.
Additional sources
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.