1906 Clemson Tigers football team

1906 Clemson Tigers football
SIAA co-champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record 4–0–3 (4–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach Bob Williams (1st season)
Captain Fritz Furtick
Home stadium Bowman Field
1906 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0  8 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 1  4 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 0  8 1 0
Alabama 3 1 0  5 1 0
Texas A&M 2 1 0  6 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0  4 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  6 3 1
Texas 1 1 0  9 1 0
Davidson 1 1 1  3 2 2
Georgia 2 3 1  2 4 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 1  2 2 1
LSU 0 2 1  2 2 2
Mercer 0 2 0  1 4 0
Tennessee 0 3 1  1 6 2
Tulane 0 3 0  0 4 1
Auburn 0 5 0  1 5 1
Cumberland         
Nashville         
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1906 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first year head coach Bob Williams, the team posted a 4–0–3 record and 4–0–1 in SIAA.[1][2] Fritz Furtick was the captain.[3]

Heralding one of the best defenses in the South for the season, the Tigers allowed no touchdowns scored by their opponents in seven games, and only 4 points scored overall. The team tied with Vanderbilt for the SIAA title,[4] but few writers chose them over the vaunted Commodores.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 13 VPI* Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC T 0–0  
October 20 Georgia Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC (rivalry) W 6–0  
October 25 vs. North Carolina A&M* Columbia, SC (rivalry) T 0–0  
November 3 at Davidson Davidson, NC T 0–0  
November 10 Auburn Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC (rivalry) W 6–4  
November 19 Tennessee Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC W 16–0  
November 29 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry) W 10–0  
*Non-conference game.

Season summary

Davidson

In Davidson, Clemson had its third scoreless tie of the season.

Georgia Tech

Clemson closed the season with a 100 victory over John Heisman's Georgia Tech team. Fritz Furtick scored Clemson's first touchdown.[6] An onside kick got the second.[6]

Clemson's first forward pass took place during the game. Left end Powell Lykes, dropped back to kick, but lobbed a 30-yard pass to George Warren instead. Baseball star Ty Cobb attended the game.[7]

The starting line up was Coagman (left end), Lykes (left tackle), Gaston (left guard), Clark (center), Carter (right guard), McLaurin (right tackle), Coles (right end), Warren (quarterback), Allen (left halfback), Furtick (right halfback), Derrick (fullback).[6]

Players

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Bert Carterright guard
W. C. Clarkcenter
Stricker Colesright end
R. T. Gastonleft tackle5'8"195
Rastus Keelleft guard
Powell Lykesleft end180
Mac McLaurinright tackle5'9"190

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Banks Allenleft halfback
Puss DerrickfullbackChapin, South Carolina195
Fritz Furtickright halfbackSandy Run, South Carolina170
Doc McFaddenquarterback

[8]

References

  1. "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. "Clemson Vault: A Measure of Success".
  5. http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt
  6. 1 2 3 Woodruff 1928, p. 196
  7. Hornbaker, Tim (7 April 2015). "War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb". Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. via Google Books.
  8. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08_mg_suppl072-142.pdf
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1.
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