1906 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1906 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first-year head coach Bob Williams, the team posted a 4–0–3 overall record with a mark of 4–0 in SIAA play.[1][2] Fritz Furtick was the team captain.[3]
| 1906 Clemson Tigers football | |
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SIAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–0–3 (4–0 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Fritz Furtick |
| Home stadium | Bowman Field |
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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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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 four 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 | Source |
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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 (rivalry) | T 0–0 | |
| November 3 | vs. Davidson* | T 0–0 | [6][7] | |
| November 10 | Auburn |
| W 6–4 | [8] |
| November 19 | Tennessee |
| W 16–0 | [9] |
| November 29 | at Georgia Tech |
| W 10–0 | |
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Games summaries
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.[10] An onside kick got the second.[10]
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.[11]
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).[10]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
- "Clemson Vault: A Measure of Success".
- "David Wilson's Homepage".
- "Football this afternoon". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 3, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson-Davidson were unable to score". The State. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson Tigers win from Auburn". The State. November 11, 1906. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee team met defeat 16–0". The Journal and Tribune. November 20, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "Reference at grfx.cstv.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
Bibliography
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.
- Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.