# 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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.
As a result, the 1906 season was played under a new set of rules. 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.
According to Fuzzy Woodruff, Davidson tossed the first legal forward pass in the South in the win over Georgia.
Clemson and Vanderbilt tied for the SIAA title, but few writers chose the Tigers over the vaunted Commodores. Coach Dan McGugin called the Carlisle victory "the crowning feat of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association season." For some, Vanderbilt's eleven was the entire All-Southern team. Running back Owsley Manier was the first Southern player chosen third-team All-American by Walter Camp.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 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

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
* Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* Conference matchup
SIAA teams in bold.

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| September 29 | Maryville (TN) | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | T 6–6 |
| September 29 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 30–0 |
| September 29 | Mooney | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 24–0 |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 4 | Maryville (TN) | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 16–6 |
| October 6 | Maryville (TN) | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6–0 |
| October 6 | North Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 11–0 |
| October 6 | American Temperance | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | W 10–0 |
| October 6 | Kentucky State College | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 28–0 |
| October 8 | Maryville (TN) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | T 0–0 |
| October 8 | Mercer | Gordon (GA) | Barnesville, GA | L 5–28 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 10 | Monroe Athletic Club | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 5–0 |
| October 13 | Gordon (GA) | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 15–0 |
| October 13 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 14–0 |
| October 13 | Grant | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 18–0 |
| October 13 | Davidson | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | L 0–15 |
| October 13 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | L 0–11 |
| October 13 | Marion | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | W 62–0 |
| October 13 | Southwestern Presbyterian | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 57–0 |
| October 13 | VPI | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | T 0–0 |
| October 13 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 29–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 20 | Central University | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | L 0–6 |
| October 20 | Florida | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 12–0 |
| October 20 | Georgia | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 6–0 |
| October 20 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | MISS 9–0 |
| October 20 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | SEW 16–0 |
| October 20 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 78–0 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 25 | Tennessee | American Temperance | Harriman, TN | T 5–5 |
| October 26 | Sewanee | Auburn | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | SEW 10–5 |
| October 27 | Davidson | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | W 4–0 |
| October 27 | LSU | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | T 0–0 |
| October 27 | Howard (AL) | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | T 0–0 |
| October 27 | Texas | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–0 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | Clemson | Davidson | Latta Park • Charlotte, NC | T 0–0 | |
| November 3 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Hardy Field • Starkville, MS | ALA 16–4 | |
| November 3 | Georgia | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 55–0 | |
| November 3 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 11–0 | |
| November 3 | Vanderbilt | Michigan | Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI | L 4–10 | 10,000 |
| November 3 | Sewanee | Tennessee | Baker-Himel Park • Knoxville, TN | SEW 17–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 9 | Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 17–0 |
| November 10 | Auburn | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 6–4 |
| November 10 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | GT 17–0 |
| November 10 | Mercer | The Citadel | Hampton Park • Charleston, SC | L 0–10 |
| November 10 | Tennessee | Kentucky State College | Lexington, KY | L 0–21 |
| November 10 | Sewanee | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | SEW 35–0 |
| November 10 | Rose Polytechnic | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 33–0 |
| November 12 | Ole Miss | Sewanee | Red Elm Park • Memphis, TN | SEW 24–0 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | Auburn | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | ALA 10–0 | |
| November 17 | Maryville (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 28–0 | |
| November 17 | Texas A&M | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0–18 | |
| November 17 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | VAN 37–6 | 5,000 |
| November 19 | Tennessee | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 16–0 | |
| November 19 | Texas A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 12–22 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 21 | Tennessee | Georgia | Herty Field • Athens, GA | T 0–0 |
| November 24 | Arkansas | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0–22 |
| November 24 | Georgia Tech | Mercer | Central City Park • Macon, GA | GT 61–0 |
| November 24 | Carlisle | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 4–0 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 29 | Tennessee | Alabama | State Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL | ALA 51–0 | |
| November 29 | Arkansas | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | T 6–6 | |
| November 29 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | The Flats • Atlanta, GA | CLEM 10–0 | |
| November 29 | Auburn | Georgia | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 4–0 | |
| November 29 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MISS 29–5 | |
| November 29 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 20–0 | 6,000 |
| December 1 | Georgia | Savannah A. C. | Savannah, GA | L 0–12 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* FB – Owsley Manier, Vanderbilt (WC-3)

### All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern eleven representing the consensus of newspapers as published in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 included:
| Position | Name | Team |
| QB | Sam Costen | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Dan Blake | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Honus Craig | Vanderbilt |
| FB | Owsley Manier | Vanderbilt |
| E | Bob Blake | Vanderbilt |
| T | Joe Pritchard | Vanderbilt |
| G | Walter K. Chorn | Vanderbilt |
| C | Stein Stone | Vanderbilt |
| G | Clyde R. Conner | Mississippi |
| T | Lex Stone | Sewanee |
| E | Lob Brown | Georgia Tech |