The 1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
Georgia Institute of Technology during the
. In the third season under coach
John Heisman, Georgia Tech posted a 6–3–1 record.
Before the season
In no small part thanks to Heisman, the
forward pass
In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line. The forward pass is one of the main distinguishers between gridir ...
was legalized in 1906.
Schedule
Game summaries
Maryville
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Under the new rules, Maryville surprised Tech with a tie, 6–6.
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The starting lineup was: Hightower (left end), Munroe (left tackle), Bell (left guard), Luck (center), Henderson (right guard), McCarty (right tackle), Hill (right end), Robert (quarterback), Davids (left halfback), Means (right halfback), Sweet (fullback).
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North Georgia
In the second week of play, Tech defeated North Georgia 11–0.
Grant
Against Grant, Tech won 18–0. The game proved a punting duel between Brown and Grant's Reupert. The highlight of the game was a 40-yard punt return for a touchdown by Tech's Hightower.
Sewanee
Sewanee defeated Georgia Tech 16–0. The game's account is the first involving the jump shift
The jump shift or Heisman shift, was an American football shift maneuver utilized by John Heisman. In this system, only the center was on the line of scrimmage, and the backfield would be in a line, as one would in an I-formation with an extra ...
. The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Luck (left tackle), Bell (left guard), Munroe (center), Smith (right guard), McCarty (right tackle), Hill (right end), Robert (quarterback), Hightower (left halfback), Davies (right halfback), Sweet (fullback).
Davidson
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Lob Brown
W. S. "Lob" or "Lobster" Brown was a college football player.
Georgia Tech
Brown was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga ( ) is ...
was responsible for the win over Davidson
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by a 40-yard field goal.
Auburn
Brown also helped in the victory over rival Auburn, the school's first.
Georgia
"Tech's cup of joy overflowed" as they defeated rival Georgia 17–0. An ambitious game with Vanderbilt was scheduled.
Vanderbilt
Sources:[
Vanderbilt defeated Tech in the rain and mud of Atlanta 37–6. Lobster Brown scored Tech's points.][ '']Atlanta Constitution
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'' sportswriter Alex Lynn wrote after the game that Owsley Manier was: "the greatest fullback and all round man ever seen in Atlanta."[ ] He again scored five touchdowns.
The starting lineup was: Brown (left end); McCarty (left tackle); Snyder (left guard); Munroe (center); Henderson (right guard); Luck (right tackle); Brown (right end); Robert (quarterback); Davies (left halfback); Hightower (right halfback); Adamson (fullback).[
]
Mercer
The season's largest win came over Mercer, 61–0.
Clemson
The season ended with a disappointing, 10–0 loss to Clemson. Fritz Furtick
Fritz Malholmes Furtick (July 15, 1882 – May 5, 1962)U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 atabase on-line Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Saline; Roll: 1643837. was an American football Halfback (Ameri ...
scored Clemson's first touchdown. Baseball star Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the ...
attended the game.
Postseason
At season's end, Brown was elected captain for next season.
References
Additional sources
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The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...
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