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1906 Clemson Tigers football team

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1906 Clemson Tigers football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–0–3 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainFritz Furtick
Home stadiumBowman Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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        
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13VPI*
T 0–0[6]
October 20Georgia
W 6–0[7]
October 25vs. North Carolina A&M*
T 0–05,000[8]
November 3vs. Davidson*T 0–0[9][10]
November 10Auburn
W 6–4[11]
November 19Tennessee
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 16–0[12]
November 29at Georgia Tech
W 10–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Games summaries

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Davidson

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

Georgia Tech

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Clemson closed the season with a 10–0 victory over John Heisman's Georgia Tech team. Fritz Furtick scored Clemson's first touchdown.[14] An onside kick got the second.[14]

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.[15]

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).[14]

Players

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Line

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Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Clemson Vault: A Measure of Success".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
  6. ^ "Clemson and V.P.I. fail to score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 14, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson defeats Georgia". The State. October 21, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Neither score; Clemson and A, and M. play to standstill". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football this afternoon". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 3, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson-Davidson were unable to score". The State. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson Tigers win from Auburn". The State. November 11, 1906. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tennessee team met defeat 16–0". The Journal and Tribune. November 20, 1906. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Easy for Clemson; Georgia School of Technology no match for South Carolina eleven". The Washington Post. November 30, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 196
  15. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (April 7, 2015). War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613217931 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ "Reference at grfx.cstv.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

Bibliography

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