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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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1906 college football season. In the third season under coach John Heisman, Georgia Tech posted a 6–3–1 record. Lob Brown was responsible for the win over Davidson by a field goal.[1] He also helped in the victory over rival Auburn, the school's first.[2] At season's end, Brown was elected captain for next season.[3][4]

Schedule

September 29Maryville*

T 6–6 October 6North Georgia*

  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA

W 11–0 October 13Chattanooga*

  • 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 10at GeorgiaAthens, GA (Rivalry)W 17–0 November 17Vanderbilt

  • The Flats
  • Atlanta, GA

L 6–37 November 24at MercerMacon, GAW 61–0 November 29Clemson

L 0–10

Template:CFB Schedule End [5][6]

References

  1. ^ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92.
  3. ^ ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
  4. ^ John F. Stegeman. The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide".
  6. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/1906-schedule.html
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