1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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.

1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Heisman is holding his pet dog "Woo".
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1906 record6–3–1 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coachJohn Heisman (3rd season)
CaptainE. C. Davies
Home stadiumThe Flats, future site of Grant Field
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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   –      –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Before the season

In no small part thanks to Heisman, the forward pass was legalized in 1906.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29Maryville*
T 6–6
October 6North Georgia*
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
W 11–0
October 13Grant*
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
W 18–0
October 20Sewanee
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–16
October 27Davidson
  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA
W 4–0
November 3Auburn
W 11–0
November 10Georgia
W 17–0
November 17Vanderbilt
L 6–37
November 24at MercerMacon, GAW 61–0
November 29Clemson
L 0–10
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Game summaries

Maryville
Maryville at Georgia Tech
1 2Total
Maryville 0 6 6
Ga Tech 0 6 6
  • Location: The Flats • Atlanta, GA
  • Referee: O'Donnell

Sources:

Under the new rules, Maryville surprised Tech with a tie, 6–6.[3]

The starting lineup was: Hightower (left end), Monroe (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.

Chattanooga

Against Chattanooga, Tech won 18–0 .

Sewanee

Sewanee defeated Georgia Tech 16–0. The game's account is the first involving the jump shift.[4] The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Luck (left tackle), Bell (left guard), Monroe (center), Smith (right guard), McCarty (right tackle), Hill (right end), Robert (quarterback), Hightower (left halfback), Davies (right halfback), Sweet (fullback).

Davidson
Davidson at Georgia Tech
1 2Total
Davidson 0 0 0
• Ga Tech 4 0 4
  • Location: The Flats • Atlanta, GA

Sources:

Lob Brown was responsible for the win over Davidson by a 40-yard field goal.[5]

Auburn

Brown also helped in the victory over rival Auburn, the school's first.[6]

Georgia

"Tech's cup of joy overflowed" as they defeated rival Georgia 17–0. An ambitious game with Vanderbilt was scheduled.[7]

Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
1 2Total
• Vanderbilt 23 14 37
Ga Tech 0 6 6
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: The Flats • Atlanta, GA
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Bradley Walker

Sources:[8]

Vanderbilt defeated Tech in the rain and mud of Atlanta 37–6.[9] Lobster Brown scored Tech's points.[8] Atlanta Constitution sportswriter Alex Lynn wrote after the game that Owsley Manier was: "the greatest fullback and all round man ever seen in Atlanta."[8] He again scored five touchdowns.

The starting lineup was: Brown (left end); McCarty (left tackle); Snyder (left guard); Monroe (center); Henderson (right guard); Luck (right tackle); Brown (right end); Robert (quarterback); Davies (left halfback); Hightower (right halfback); Adamson (fullback).[8]

Mercer

The season's largest win came over Mercer, 61–0 .

Clemson

The season ended with a disappointing, 10–0 loss to Clemson. Fritz Furtick scored Clemson's first touchdown.[10] Baseball star Ty Cobb attended the game.[11]

Postseason

At season's end, Brown was elected captain for next season.[12][13]

References
  1. "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. "1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Alex Lynn (September 30, 1906). "Yellow jackets Tied by Maryville eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Woodruff 1928, p. 189
  5. ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92.
  7. Woodruff 1928, p. 192
  8. 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.
  9. "The times dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, November 18, 1906, SPORTING SECTION, Image 25". 1906-11-18. ISSN 1941-0700. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  10. Woodruff 1928, p. 196
  11. Hornbaker, Tim (7 April 2015). "War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb". Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. – via Google Books.
  12. ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
  13. John F. Stegeman. The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77.

Additional sources
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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