1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season | |
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League | NCAA |
Sport | College football |
Duration | September 29, 1906 through December 2, 1906 |
Number of teams | 18 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Vanderbilt Clemson |
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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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The 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1906 college football season. The season began on September 29.
At the end of 1905 football looked about to be abolished due to all of the reoccurring violence during games. Football was a sport that had degenerated into dangerous tactics such as: the flying wedge, punching, kicking, piling-on, and elbows to the face. Almost any violent behavior was allowed. Fatalities and injuries mounted during the 1905 season. [n 1]
As a result, the 1906 season was played under a new set of rules. [2] The rules governing intercollegiate football were changed to promote a more open and less dangerous style of play. An intercollegiate conference, which would become the forerunner of the NCAA, approved radical changes including the legalization of the forward pass, allowing the punting team to recover an on-side kick as a live ball, abolishing the dangerous flying wedge, creating a neutral zone between offense and defense, and doubling the first-down distance to 10 yards, to be gained in three downs. [3]
According to Fuzzy Woodruff, Davidson tossed the first legal forward pass in the South in the win over Georgia. [4]
Clemson and Vanderbilt tied for the SIAA title, [5] but few writers chose the Tigers over the vaunted Commodores. [6] Coach Dan McGugin called the Carlisle victory "the crowning feat of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association season." [7] For some, Vanderbilt's eleven was the entire All-Southern team. [8] Running back Owsley Manier was the first Southern player chosen third-team All-American by Walter Camp.
Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
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1 (tie) | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 8–1 | 4–0 | 30.9 | 1.8 |
1 (tie) | Clemson | Bob Williams | 4–0–3 | 4–0–1 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
3 | Sewanee | J. J. Quill | 8–1 | 5–1 | 23.4 | 1.8 |
4 | Alabama | Doc Pollard | 5–1 | 3–1 | 16.2 | 13.7 |
5 | Mississippi | Thomas S. Hammond | 4–2 | 3–2 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
6 | Georgia Tech | John Heisman | 6–3–1 | 3–3 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
7 | Georgia | W. S. Whitney | 2–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 8.4 | 7.1 |
8 | LSU | Dan A. Killian | 2–2–2 | 0–1–1 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
9 | Mississippi A&M | Daniel S. Martin | 2–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 20.2 | 9.0 |
10 (tie) | Mercer | E. E. Tarr | 1–4 | 0–2 | 6.4 | 32.6 |
10 (tie) | Tulane | John Russ | 0–4–1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 18.4 |
12 | Tennessee | James DePree | 1–6–2 | 0–3–1 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
13 | Auburn | Mike Donahue | 1–5–1 | 0–5 | 3.4 | 5.9 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game [9]
Index to colors and formatting |
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Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
Non-conference matchup; tie |
Conference matchup |
SIAA teams in bold.
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 29 | Maryville (TN) | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | T 6–6 | [10] | |
September 29 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 30–0 | [11] | |
September 29 | Mooney | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 24–0 | [12] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 4 | Maryville (TN) | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 16–6 | [13] | |
October 6 | Maryville (TN) | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6–0 | [14] | |
October 6 | North Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 11–0 | [15] | |
October 6 | American Temperance | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | W 10–0 | [16] | |
October 6 | Kentucky State College | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 28–0 | [17] | |
October 8 | Maryville (TN) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | T 0–0 | [18] | |
October 8 | Mercer | Gordon (GA) | Barnesville, GA | L 5–28 | [19] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 10 | Monroe Athletic Club | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 5–0 | [20] | |
October 13 | Gordon (GA) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 15–0 | [21] | |
October 13 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 14–0 | [22] | |
October 13 | Grant | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 18–0 | [23] | |
October 13 | Davidson | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | L 0–15 | [24] | |
October 13 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | L 0–11 | [25] | |
October 13 | Marion | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 62–0 | [26] | |
October 13 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 57–0 | [27] | |
October 13 | VPI | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | T 0–0 | [28] | |
October 13 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 29–0 | [29] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 20 | Central University | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | L 0–6 | [30] | |
October 20 | Florida | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 12–0 | [31] | |
October 20 | Georgia | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 6–0 | [32] | |
October 20 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | MISS 9–0 | [33] | |
October 20 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | SEW 16–0 | [34] | |
October 20 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 78–0 | [35] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 25 | Tennessee | American Temperance | Harriman, TN | T 5–5 | [36] | |
October 26 | Sewanee | Auburn | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | SEW 10–5 | [37] | |
October 27 | Davidson | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 4–0 | [38] | |
October 27 | LSU | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | T 0–0 | [39] | |
October 27 | Howard (AL) | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | T 0–0 | [40] | |
October 27 | Texas | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–0 | [41] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 3 | Clemson | Davidson | Latta Park • Charlotte, NC | T 0–0 | [42] [43] | |
November 3 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | ALA 16–4 | [44] | |
November 3 | Georgia | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 55–0 | [45] | |
November 3 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 11–0 | [46] | |
November 3 | Vanderbilt | Michigan | Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI | L 4–10 | 10,000 | [47] |
November 3 | Sewanee | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | SEW 17–0 | [48] | |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 9 | Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 17–0 | [49] | |
November 10 | Auburn | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 6–4 | [50] | |
November 10 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 17–0 | [51] | |
November 10 | Mercer | The Citadel | Hampton Park • Charleston, SC | L 0–10 | [52] | |
November 10 | Tennessee | Kentucky State College | Lexington, KY | L 0–21 | [53] | |
November 10 | Sewanee | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | SEW 35–0 | [54] | |
November 10 | Rose Polytechnic | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 33–0 | [55] | |
November 12 | Ole Miss | Sewanee | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | SEW 24–0 | [56] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 17 | Auburn | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | ALA 10–0 | [57] | |
November 17 | Maryville (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 28–0 | [58] | |
November 17 | Texas A&M | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0–18 | [59] | |
November 17 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | VAN 37–6 | 5,000 | [60] |
November 19 | Tennessee | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 16–0 | [61] | |
November 19 | Texas A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 12–22 | [62] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 21 | Tennessee | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | T 0–0 | [63] | |
November 24 | Arkansas | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0–22 | [64] | |
November 24 | Georgia Tech | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | GT 61–0 | [65] | |
November 24 | Carlisle | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–0 | [66] |
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 29 | Tennessee | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | ALA 51–0 | [67] | |
November 29 | Arkansas | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | T 6–6 | [68] | |
November 29 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | CLEM 10–0 | [69] | |
November 29 | Auburn | Georgia | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 4–0 | [70] | |
November 29 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MISS 29–5 | [71] | |
November 29 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 20–0 | 6,000 | [72] |
December 1 | Georgia | Savannah A. C. | Savannah, GA | L 0–12 | [73] |
The composite All-Southern eleven representing the consensus of newspapers as published in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 included:
The 1906 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1906 college football season.. The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his third year, and played their home games at both the Drill Field in Auburn and West End Park in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of one win, five losses, and one tie.
The 1905 Alabama Crimson White football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was Alabama's 13th overall and 10th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Jack Leavenworth, in his first year, and played their home games at both the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham Fairgrounds in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses.
The 1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was led by its fourth new coach in six years, Sax Crawford, who coached the team for a single season. On November 24, Tennessee beat Alabama for the first time in school history. Fullback Sam McAllester wore a belt with handles, and was thrown by teammates for a touchdown.
The 1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. John R. Bender served his first season as head coach of the Volunteers. Because of World War I, Tennessee did not field another varsity squad until 1919.
The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his second season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 7–1 overall and 6–0 in SIAA, outscoring their opponents 372–22. Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories.
The 1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1916 season was Dan McGugin's 13th year as head coach. Quarterback Irby Curry was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp.
The 1907 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team competed in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and was coached by Arthur G. Erwin in his first year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1 and outscoring opponents 250 to 29. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin in Spalding's Football Guide's summation of the season in the SIAA wrote "The standing. First, Vanderbilt; second, Sewanee, a might good second;" and that Aubrey Lanier "came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts."
The 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1903 college football season. The season began on September 25.
The 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1904 college football season. The season began on September 24 with conference member Sewanee hosting the Mooney School.
The 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1905 college football season. The season began on September 30.
The 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1902 college football season. The season began on September 27.
The 1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1901 college football season. The season began on September 28.
The 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1899 college football season.
The 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1898 college football season. This was the first season Georgia Tech participated in the conference.
The 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1900 college football season. The season began on September 29.
The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1897 college football season
The 1903 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1906 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1906 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James John Quill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play.
The 1916 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1916 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Harris G. Cope in his eighth season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and two ties.
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.