1906 Davidson football team

1906 Davidson football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–2
Head coach	Robert S. Graham (1st season) John Beverly Pollard
Home stadium	Sprunt Athletic Field

1906 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	vs. North Carolina	Latta Park Charlotte, NC	T 0–0	[2]
October 6	Oak Ridge	Sprunt Athletic Field Davidson, NC	W 10–0	[3]
October 13	at Georgia	Herty Field Athens, GA	W 15–0	[4]
October 27	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–4	[5]
November 3	vs. Clemson	Latta Park Charlotte, NC	T 0–0	[6][7]
November 17	at VPI	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	L 0–10	[8]
November 24	at VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 6–0

^[9]

Game summaries

North Carolina

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

Georgia

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

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

Clemson

Davidson gave Clemson its third scoreless tie of the season.

VPI

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

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. Woodruff 1928, p. 187
11. ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "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.