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1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1906 record
  
6–3–1 (4–3 SIAA)

Captain
  
E. C. Davies

Offensive scheme
  
Jump shift

1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Conference
  
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Head coach
  
John Heisman (3rd year)

Home stadium
  
The Flats, future site of Grant Field

The 1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. In the third season under coach John Heisman, Georgia Tech posted a 6–3–1 record. This is the first season of Heisman's jump shift offense.

Contents

Before the season

In no small part thanks to Heisman, the forward pass was legalized in 1906.

Postseason

At season's end, Brown was elected captain for next season.

References

1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Wikipedia


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