1906 Clemson Tigers football team
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]
1906 Clemson Tigers football | |
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SIAA co-champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1906 record | 4–0–3 (4–0–1 SIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Fritz Furtick |
Home stadium | Bowman Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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 |
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October 13 | VPI* |
| T 0–0 |
October 20 | Georgia |
| W 6–0 |
October 25 | vs. North Carolina A&M* | Columbia, SC (Textile Bowl) | T 0–0 |
November 3 | at Davidson | Davidson, NC | T 0–0 |
November 10 | Auburn |
| W 6–4 |
November 19 | Tennessee |
| W 16–0 |
November 29 | at Georgia Tech | W 10–0 | |
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Season summary
Davidson
In Davidson, Clemson had its third scoreless tie of the season.
Georgia Tech
Clemson closed the season with a 10–0 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 |
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Bert Carter | right guard | ||||||
W. C. Clark | center | ||||||
Stricker Coles | right end | ||||||
R. T. Gaston | left tackle | 5'8" | 195 | ||||
Rastus Keel | left guard | ||||||
Powell Lykes | left end | 180 | |||||
Mac McLaurin | right tackle | 5'9" | 190 | ||||
Backfield
Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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Banks Allen | left halfback | ||||||
Puss Derrick | fullback | Chapin, South Carolina | 195 | ||||
Fritz Furtick | right halfback | Sandy Run, South Carolina | 170 | ||||
Doc McFadden | quarterback | ||||||
References
- "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
- "Clemson Vault: A Measure of Success".
- http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt
- Woodruff 1928, p. 196
- Hornbaker, Tim (7 April 2015). "War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb". Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. – via Google Books.
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08_mg_suppl072-142.pdf
Bibliography
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. 1.
- Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.