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1906 Davidson football team

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1906 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Athletic Field
Seasons
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1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel     3 0 0
Kendall     2 0 0
Catholic University     1 0 0
Georgetown     6 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Delaware     5 1 0
Navy     8 2 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 0 1
Stetson     3 1 0
Virginia     7 2 2
Howard (AL)     6 2 1
Oklahoma     5 2 2
VPI     5 2 2
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Davidson     3 2 2
Florida     5 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 4
Louisiana Industrial     2 1 3
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 3 2
VMI     4 4 0
Grant     3 3 0
Arkansas     2 4 2
TCU     2 5 0
North Carolina     1 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Roanoke     1 4 2
Rollins     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 3 0

The 1906 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson University in the 1906 college football season.[1] According to Fuzzy Woodruff, the team threw the first forward pass in the South.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29vs. North CarolinaT 0–0[2]
October 6Oak Ridge
W 10–0[3]
October 13at GeorgiaW 15–0[4]
October 27at Georgia TechL 0–4[5]
November 3vs. Clemson
  • Latta Park
  • Charlotte, NC
T 0–0[6][7]
November 17at VPIL 0–10[8]
November 24at VMILynchburg, VAW 6–0

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Game summaries

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North Carolina

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In the first game of the season, Davidson and the Tar Heels fought to a scoreless tie in Charlotte.

Georgia

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In 1906, the Davidson football team made history. Prior to a game against Georgia, the Davidson coaching staff took note of the new rule that made a forward pass a legal play. During the game, the team completed several short passes over the middle and ended up winning 15–0. Fuzzy Woodruff gives the team credit for being the first team in the South to complete a forward pass in his book, "The History of Southern Football."[10]

The starting lineup was Sadler (left end), Walker (left tackle), Sentz (left guard), Edgerton (center), Spicer (right guard), Allen (right tackle), Huntington (right end), Elliott (quarterback), Miller (left halfback), Denny (right halfback), McKay (fullback).[10]

Georgia Tech

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Lob Brown was responsible for the win over Davidson by a field goal.[11]

Clemson

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Davidson gave Clemson its third scoreless tie of the season.

VPI

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VPI beat Davidson 10–0, all the scoring done in the first half.[12]

The starting lineup was: Sadler (left end); Walker (left tackle); Lentz (left guard); Egerton (center); Whittaker (right guard); Spicer (right tackle); Huntington (right end); Elliott (quarterback); Denny (left halfback); Miller (right halfback); McCoy (fullback)[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1906 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ "Davidson-Carolina tie". Charlotte Daily Observer. September 30, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson 10: Oak Ridge 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 7, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson downed Georgia at Athens". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 14, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football this afternoon". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 3, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson-Davidson were unable to score". The State. November 4, 1906. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Techs Defeat The Tarheels". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 18, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "1906 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  10. ^ a b Woodruff 1928, p. 187
  11. ^ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ a b "Techs Defeat The TarHeels". The Richmond Times Dispatch. November 18, 1906. p. 2F. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.