1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football 1906Vandy.jpg 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 8–1 5–0 Dan McGugin 3rd Short punt Dan Blake Dudley Field National champion (Billinglsey)SIAA champion The 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his third season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Commodores played seven home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Curry Field,n Also known as Old Dudley Field, after 1922 it is known as Curry Field, after Irby Curry, a Vanderbilt quarterback who died in the First World War.http://www.vucommodores.com/facilities/vand-stadium.html Vanderbilt Stadium 2016-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331210047/http://www.vucommodores.com/facilities/vand-stadium.html 2016-03-31 dead and finished the season with a record of 8–1 overall and 5–0 in SIAA. The 1906 Vanderbilt team had one of the best seasons in the school's history, outscoring opponents 278–16. Innis Brown rated the 1906 team as the best the South ever had. Vanderbilt won all of its home games, finishing the season on a 23-game home win streak. Their only loss came on the road to western power Michigan, 10–4; the game had been tied until the closing minutes. Seven of the Commodores' eight wins came by shutout – only two teams scored on them all season. Several teams failed to gain a single first down against the Commodores. The team most notably defeated northern power Carlisle by a single Bob Blake field goal 4–0. Back Owsley Manier was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp, the South's first. Schedule October 6 w y Kentucky State College Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-vanderbbilt-vict/146671571/ The Chattanooga Sunday Times Vanderbilt victorious; Defeats Kentucky football team 28 to 0 October 7, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 w Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 29–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-vanderbilt-wins-again/146671795/ The Times-Democrat Vanderbilt wins again; Mississippians suffer defeat this time October 14, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 w Alabama Dudley Field Nashville, TN 78–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-vanderbilt-walks/146672013/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Vanderbilt walks all over Alabama October 21, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w Texas Dudley Field Nashville, TN 45–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-vanderbilt-defeats-t/146672131/ The Atlanta Journal Vanderbilt defeats Texas October 28, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 l y y Michigan Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI 4–10 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal-michigan-knows-t/146672323/ The Minneapolis Journal Michigan knows there was a fight November 4, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 w y y 1906 Rose Polytechnic Rose Polytechnic Dudley Field Nashville, TN 33–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-vanderbilt-33-ros/146672566/ The Commercial Appeal Vanderbilt 33, Rose Poly 0 November 11, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 w y Georgia Tech The Flats Atlanta, GA rivalry 37–6 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-vanderbilts-easy-wi/146672707/ The Courier-Journal Vanderbilt's easy win November 18, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 22 w y Carlisle Dudley Field Nashville, TN 4–0 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-indians-lose-to-vande/146672875/ The Detroit Free Press Indians lose to Vanderbilt November 23, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 29 w Sewanee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 20–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-vandy-wins-but-after/146673063/ The Atlanta Journal Vandy wins but after hard fight November 30, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/vanderbilt/1906-schedule.html 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores Before the season Notable losses from the 1905 team included Bachelor of Ugliness Ed Hamilton, captain Innis Brown, and quarterback Frank Kyle.Vanderbilt University 1907 54 Rule changes 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.n Union College halfback Harold Moore died of a cerebral hemorrhage after being kicked in the head while attempting to tackle an NYU runner. The Chicago Tribune referred to the 1905 football season as a "death harvest", as it resulted in 19 player deaths and 137 serious injuries.https://web.archive.org/web/20160303003452/http://muckrakerfarm.com/1905/11/football-years-death-harvest-record-shows-that-nineteen-football-players-have-been-killed-in-1905/ March 3, 2016 http://muckrakerfarm.com/1905/11/football-years-death-harvest-record-shows-that-nineteen-football-players-have-been-killed-in-1905/ Football Year's Death Harvest: Record Shows That Nineteen Football Players Have been Killed in 1905 November 26, 1905 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.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058130/1906-04-02/ed-1/seq-7/#words=RULESMADE Salt Lake Herald April 2, 1906 7 Football Rules Made At Last Game summaries Week 1: Kentucky State Kentucky State at Vanderbilt Kentucky St. 0 0 Vanderbilt 18 10 October 6 3:15 p. m. Curry Field • Nashville, Tennessee Bradley Walker Sources: In a 28–0 win over Kentucky State College to open the season, Owsley Manier scored three touchdowns and the Commodores as a whole rushed for 630 yards. G. A. Hall had a 33-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Commodores were penalized several times.Vanderbilt University 1907 49 Kentucky never had a first down and had to punt after second down.https://web.archive.org/web/20160222222253/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4318260/the_atlanta_constitution/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4318260/the_atlanta_constitution/ Vandy Makes 5 Touchdowns Atlanta Constitution 2 October 7, 1906 Newspapers.com February 14, 2016 The starting lineup was: Stone (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); King (left guard); Wynne (center); Sherrill (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); Crawford (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). thumb|upright|left|alt=Man standing, one hand on his hip|Honus Craig Week 2: Ole Miss Mississippi vs. Vanderbilt Mississippi 0 0 Vanderbilt 12 17 October 13 Curry Field • Nashville, Tennessee Bradley Walker Sources: Vanderbilt easily beat Mississippi 29–0. Like McGugin, Mississippi's coach Thomas S. Hammond was a Michigan alumnus. One account reads: "whatever hopes the spectators had of seeing a close and exciting football game today when Vanderbilt faced Mississippi were shattered in the very first five minutes of play."https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014523/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2397399/the_atlanta_constitution/ March 5, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2397399/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution October 14, 1906 7 May 12, 2015 Vandy Eleven Smashes Miss. Newspapers.com The stars of the contest were Dan Blake and Honus Craig. Mississippi failed to gain a single first down. Umpire Henry D. Phillips kicked Joe Pritchard out of the contest for roughing.https://web.archive.org/web/20160222181751/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317044/the_courierjournal/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317044/the_courierjournal/ The Courier-Journal 32 October 14, 1906 Vanderbilt 29, Mississippi 0. February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); E. Noel (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center); Chorn (right guard); Pritchard (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 3: Alabama Alabama at Vanderbilt Alabama 0 0 Vanderbilt 57 21 October 13 Curry Field • Nashville, Tennessee Sources: The only loss of the year for the Alabama Crimson Tide was its biggest ever loss to Vanderbilt, 78–0. Seven of Alabama's regular players were out with injuries.1906 Season Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20160504184421/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/recaps/1906-season.pdf 2016-05-04 Vanderbilt executed several onside kicks from scrimmage.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317745/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean October 21, 1906 6 Seventy-Eight To Nothing February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com Owsley Manier scored five touchdownshttps://web.archive.org/web/20160304051652/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090805aaa.html March 4, 2016 http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090805aaa.html Vandy All-Americans Bill Traughber September 8, 2005 as: "the back field frequently went twenty-five or thirty yards over the line".https://web.archive.org/web/20160222235031/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4316708/the_courierjournal/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4316708/the_courierjournal/ The Courier-Journal October 21, 1906 30 February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com Vanderbilt 78, Alabama 0. Alabama was held to just a single first down. Due to injuries, Alabama had not wished to play, and: "the comparatively few who came to see them play were scarcely rewarded by seeing touchdowns made every two minutes." The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center), Chorn (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 4: Texas Vanderbilt romped over the Texas Longhorns 45–0. Sam Costen had a run of 61 yards, Dan Blake one of 52, and Vaughn Blake 42. Two other touchdowns were had by Vanderbilt but referee Bradley Walker called the team back for holding.https://web.archive.org/web/20160222213907/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2397360/the_houston_post/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2397360/the_houston_post/ The Houston Post Texas Walloped October 28, 1906 21 Newspapers.com May 12, 2015 The Texas men seemed equal to Vanderbilt's in physique, yet they too failed to net a first down. The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); Chorn (left guard); Stone (center); McLain (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); Craig (left halfback); D. Blake (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 5: at Michigan Vanderbilt at Michigan Vanderbilt 0 4 Michigan 4 6 November 3 Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, Michigan 10,000 Clarence Eldridge Sources: On November 3, Vanderbilt lost to the Michigan Wolverines by a 10–4 score. The game remained tied at 4–4 until the closing minutes. The Masonic Theater in Nashville was crowded with those who had come to see the game detailed. thumb|left|upright|alt=A man in an old football uniform|John Garrels Before the game, Michigan coach Fielding Yost said: "I have said right along that the Vanderbilt team would come nearer beating us than any team ever did...In Craig, Blake, and Manier I think Vanderbilt has the three greatest backs of any one team in the country."https://web.archive.org/web/20160222170607/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4316784/detroit_free_press/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4316784/detroit_free_press/ Detroit Free Press October 29, 1906 8 Prepare For Vanderbilt February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com On the night just before the game, 4,200 students attended a mass meeting at University Hall. McGugin and Yost both spoke to the crowd and agreed that the game would be one of the closest played in Ann Arbor in many years. D. G. Fite, father-in-law of both McGugin and Yost, traveled from his home in Tennessee to watch the game.Must Face a Strong Foe: Vanderblt Seems Tough Proposition for Michigan; Gridiron Battle at Ann Arbor Today Expected to Be One of the Closest Played on the Wolverine Strong-hold in Years Chicago Daily Tribune November 3, 1906 6 thumb|upright=.6|alt=Man in turtleneck, hands on hips|Owsley Manier John Garrels put Michigan ahead with a field goal from the 25-yard line. On the preceding drive, Garrels had completed a 15-yard forward pass to Bishop, the first legal forward pass completed by Michigan under the new rules. Michigan led, 4–0, at halftime. Early in the second half, Vanderbilt tied the score with a field goal by Dan Blake from the 30-yard line. With two minutes left in the game, Garrels ran 68 yards for a touchdown. The Chicago Daily Tribune wrote: "Garrels, on a fake kick, with splendid interference by Hammond, Curtis, and Workman, ran Vanderbilt's left end at lightning speed for sixty-eight yards and a touchdown." Curtis kicked the extra point, and Michigan led, 10–4.Chicago Daily Tribune Garrels' Big Run Brings Victory November 4, 1906 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190423/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054559/chicago_daily_tribune/ March 4, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054559/chicago_daily_tribune/ March 24, 2015 Newspapers.com Garrel's [sic] Long Run Saves Michigan The New York Times November 4, 1906 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/11/04/101849851.pdf The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); Chorn (left guard); Stone (center); McLain (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); Craig (left halfback); D. Blake (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 6: Rose Polytechnic The 33 to 0 win over Rose Polytechnic proved the surprise of the season.Vanderbilt University 1907 50 Owsley Manier again scored five touchdowns, but he also: "probably prevented the visitors from scoring by his clever defensive work."https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115833/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2389772/the_atlanta_constitution/ March 4, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2389772/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution Vandy Takes Slow Battle May 11, 2015 Newspapers.com November 11, 1906 7 Bob Blake kicked four extra points and a 20-yard field goal from placement. The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center); Chorn (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 7: at Georgia Tech Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Vanderbilt 23 14 Ga Tech 0 6 November 17 The Flats • Atlanta 5,000 Bradley Walker Sources: Vanderbilt defeated coach John Heisman, who had helped legalize the forward pass, and his Georgia Tech team in the rain and mud of Atlanta 37–6. Lobster Brown scored Tech's points. Atlanta Constitution sportswriter Alex Lynn wrote after the game that Owsley Manier was: "the greatest fullback and all round man ever seen in Atlanta."March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135443/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2389757/the_atlanta_constitution/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2389757/the_atlanta_constitution/ Brown's Toe and the Wet Cave Score November 18, 1906 1 May 11, 2015 Atlanta Constitution Newspapers.com Alex Lynn He again scored five touchdowns. The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center); Chorn (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 8: Carlisle Carlisle vs. Vanderbilt Carlisle 0 0 Vanderbilt 4 0 November 22 Curry Field • Nashville, Tennessee 8,000 Mike Thompson Sources: On Thanksgiving, the Commodores reached the season's high point and beat the Carlisle Indians 4–0. Just a week before the contest, Vanderbilt negotiated a game with Carlisle to fill an open date.Traughber 2011 36 The Nashville Banner predicted it would be: "the greatest game the south ever saw." The game started forty-five minutes late to accommodate the large crowd.Traughber 2011 38 thumb|left|upright|alt=Man in suit, facing forward|Frank Mount Pleasant Vanderbilt won by a single, 17-yard Bob Blake field goal 4–0.Daily Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054543/daily_press/ March 4, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054543/daily_press/ Vanderbilt Beats Carlisle November 23, 1906 Newspapers.com March 24, 2015 In the first two minutes of play, the Indians drove the ball to Vanderbilt's 3-yard line, but the Commodores line held and they got no further.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317137/detroit_free_press/ Detroit Free Press 9 Indians Lose To Vanderbilt November 23, 1906 February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com Frank Mount Pleasant, one of the first regular spiral pass quarterbacks, Photos: Carlisle Football http://www.radiolab.org/story/photos-carlisle-football/ radiolab 2016-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160429190339/http://www.radiolab.org/story/photos-carlisle-football/ 2016-04-29 attempted four field goals, but missed them all.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054549/the_inter_ocean/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151226191405/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054549/the_inter_ocean/ December 26, 2015 Vanderbilt The Winner The InterOcean November 23, 1906 March 24, 2015 4 Newspapers.com thumb|upright|alt=Player in uniform, hands on hips|Albert Exendine Atlanta Constitution sporting editor A. W. Lynn wrote: "The general surprises are numerous enough, but the largest particular one was the Commodore–Indian contest, when Vanderbilt took off the greatest honors ever falling to the lot of a southern football team in the hardest battle ever fought on a southern gridiron.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1922403// Newspapers.com March 4, 2015 Surprises The Rule During Past Season The Atlanta Constitution December 2, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054516/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution 5 March 24, 2015 November 25, 1906 Vandy's Great Victory Will Live In History Alex Lynn Newspapers.com John Heisman wrote: "Manier bucked the Indians' line. Costen handled the ball surely and well downed Mt. Pleasant in his tracks on most of Blake's punts...I am still convinced that outside Yale and Princeton, the Commodores would have an even break with any other team in the country."Traughber 2011 39 Vanderbilt running back Honus Craig called this his hardest game, giving special praise to Albert Exendine as: "the fastest end I ever saw."https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093558/http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark%3A/67531/metapth315562/m1/6/zoom/ March 4, 2016 http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315562/m1/6/zoom/ "Honus" Craig, All-Southern Right Halfback—He Talks April 25, 1909 Abilene Daily Reporter dead One source claims the Carlisle Indians failed to receive supplies on the trip to Nashville, including their receiving carboys emptied of water. "The Indians had the poorest kind of accommodations at Nashville, and on account of the change of water every one of them became ill."https://web.archive.org/web/20151226232502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054594/the_sun/ December 26, 2015 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2054594/the_sun/ The Sun 12 Newspapers.com March 24, 2015 November 27, 1906 [No title] The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center); Chorn (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarterback); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback). Week 9: Sewanee Sewanee vs. Vanderbilt Sewanee 0 0 Vanderbilt 10 10 November 30 Curry Field • Nashville, Tennessee 6,000 George W. Rowbotham (Memphis) Sources: Despite Vanderbilt's strong record, the Sewanee Tigers were undefeated and felt cause for optimism in the effective Southern championship. One account recalls: "A high authority on foot-ball said the other day: Vanderbilt is not invincible, by a good deal. The Sewanee "Tigers" are going to Nashville on Thursday to prove that fact."News and Observer A Voice From Sewanee November 29, 1906 1 Vanderbilt struggled, but still won 20–0. "With Vandy making only 20 points–Vandy was stale, was the explanation." After the big win over Carlisle, "a matter-of-course feeling pervaded the entire game."Vanderbilt University 1907 51 The first score of the game came on a 25-yard field goal. The first touchdown came from Owsley Manier. In the second half, Bob Blake made a 22-yard field goal, and Manier got another touchdown. The starting lineup was: V. Blake (left end); Pritchard (left tackle); McLain (left guard); Stone (center); Chorn (right guard); E. Noel (right tackle); B. Blake (right end); Costen (quarter); D. Blake (left halfback); Craig (right halfback); Manier (fullback).https://web.archive.org/web/20160222202225/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317968/the_tennessean/ February 22, 2016 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4317968/the_tennessean/ Tigers Struggle For Victory The Tennessean 7 November 30, 1906 February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com After the season thumb|right|340px|alt=A football team lined up in formation|The Commodores in action. Vanderbilt won an SIAA championship.Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation Coach McGugin called the Carlisle victory "the crowning feat of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association season."https://books.google.com/books?id=Vws7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA49 The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide Football In Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Dan McGugin 1907 49 Dan Blake, Owsley Manier, and Joe Pritchard all graduated. Manier went on to receive an M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and played one season on the football team. "But his effectiveness at Pennsylvania was lessened by the attempt of the coaches to change his style of bucking a line from the low, plunging dive to running into it erect, knees drawn high and great dependence upon his companion backs to "hike" him."https://books.google.com/books?id=e8s2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328 Vanderbilt–A University of the New South Henry Jay Case 327 Outing 64 1914 At Penn he was shifted to halfback, and mostly used for swift plunges into the line.The Tar Heel Sportograms 4 19 25 December 14, 1910 http://www.mocavo.com/The-Tar-Heel-Volume-15/749474/709#709 May 11, 2015 Newspapers.com Penn defeated Michigan, exacting revenge for the multiple losses suffered by Manier to Michigan at Vanderbilt.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2402430/lincoln_evening_journal/ Lincoln Evening Journal November 24, 1937 12 Two of Year's Outstanding Games in South This Week Grantland Rice Grantland Rice May 13, 2015 Newspapers.com Dan Blake went on to coach at Hopkinsville High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. While there he was manager of the electric light and gas plants of the Kentucky Public Service Company.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069395/1912-10-01/ed-1/seq-4/print/image_681x713_from_0%2C3710_to_3445%2C7322/ Hopkinsville Kentuckian October 1, 1912 4 Dan Blake Pritchard coached at LSU for part of one season and was later a Presbyterian dental missionary at Luebo in the Congo until he was forced to return to the United States due to poor health sometime before 1915.https://books.google.com/books?id=SiLOAAAAMAAJ&q=vanderbilt++%22joe+pritchard%22+missionary%27&pg=PA112 Vanderbilt University Quarterly Vanderbilt University 15 Faculty-Senior Dinner, Maxwell House, April 16, 1915 1915 108–112 Awards and honors For some, Vanderbilt's eleven was the entire All-Southern team.https://books.google.com/books?id=WjToAAAAMAAJ&q=%22all+southern%22 Daniel Earle McGugin Coach & Athlete 28 1965 42 Google books Fullback Owsley Manier was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp.http://m.vucommodores.com/m/sports/m-footbl/all-americans.html Vanderbilt All-Americans 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160610194009/http://m.vucommodores.com/m/sports/m-footbl/all-americans.html 2016-06-10 dead This makes Manier the first Southern player to make any of Camp's teams. Legacy In 1911, Innis Brown rated the 1906 team as the best the South ever had.https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191342/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944523/the_washington_post/ April 2, 2015 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944523// Atlanta Constitution Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had February 19, 1911 March 8, 2015 52 Newspapers.com Sportswriter Joe Williams recalled "I suppose the first great Southern team was Vanderbilt of 1906."https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19331027&id=x3AbAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,1623517&hl=en The Pittsburgh Press October 27, 1922 South Has Many Stars Joe Williams Personnel Depth chart The following chart provides a visual depiction of Vanderbilt's lineup during the 1906 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses. The chart mimics a short punt formation while on offense, with the quarterback under center. LE Vaughn Blake (8) Stein Stone (1) Alex Cunningham (0) LT LG C RG RT Joe Pritchard (8) Fatty McLain (6) Stein Stone (8) Walter K. Chorn (6) Edwin T. Noel (8) Edwin T. Noel (1) Walter K. Chorn (2) F. O. Wynne (1) Fatty McLain (2) Joe Pritchard (1) J. J. King (1) Horace Sherrell (1) RE Bob Blake (9) Oscar Noel (0)   QB Sam Costen (9) G. A. Hall (0) LHBRHB Dan Blake (6)Honus Craig (7) Honus Craig (2) Dan Blake (2) Guy Crawford (1)J. E. Lockhart (0) FB Owsley Manier (9) Guy Crawford (0) – Varsity letterwinners Line Vanderbilt Commodores Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeBob BlakeEnd9 Cuero, Texas Bowen School 6'0"172 21Vaughn BlakeEnd8 Cuero, Texas Bowen School 15119Walter K. ChornGuard8 Fayette, Missouri 172 21Fatty McLainGuard8 Gloster, Mississippi 19821Edwin T. NoelTackle 9 Nashville, TennesseeBowen School 178 19Oscar NoelEnd0 Nashville, TennesseeBowen School Joe PritchardTackle8 Franklin, TennesseeMooney School 6'2" 19620Stein StoneCenter 9 Nashville, TennesseeMooney School 6'3" 175 22 Backfield Vanderbilt Commodores Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeDan BlakeHalfback8 Cuero, Texas Bowen School 5'11" 165 23Sam CostenQuarterback9 McKenzie, Tennessee 150 24Honus CraigHalfback9 Culleoka, Tennessee Branham & Hughes School 5'9" 16822G. A. HallQuarterback0 Nashville, TennesseeWallace University School Owsley ManierFullback9 Nashville, Tennessee Wallace University School 6'2" 170 19 Vanderbilt University 1907 58https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4318125/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean 7 November 22, 1906 February 14, 2016 Newspapers.com Line-Up of Teams and Weights As Announced By The Coaches https://archive.org/details/generalregister13michgoog 154 Vanderbilt University Register The University. 1906 Subs Vanderbilt Commodores Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeGuy CrawfordHalfback1 Bell Buckle, Tennessee Branham & Hughes School Alex CunninghamEnd0 Nashville, Tennessee Montgomery Bell Academy J. J. KingGuard1 J. E. LockhartHalfback0 Horace SherrellGuard1Dellrose, Tennessee F. O. WynneCenter 1 Scoring leaders In 1906, touchdowns were worth 5 points and field goals 4. Vanderbilt Commodores Player Touchdowns Extra points Field goals Safeties Points Owsley Manier23000115 Bob Blake3325067 Honus Craig700035 Dan Blake601034Sam Costen200010Vaughn Blake10005 Guy Crawford10005 G. A. Hall10005 N/A00012TOTAL443261278 See also 1906 College Football All-Southern Team 1906 College Football All-America Team 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season Notes n References 30em Bibliography Traughber Bill Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History 978-1-60949-423-0 The History Press 2011 https://books.google.com/books?id=lmkmAQAAIAAJ&q=editions:sbKkc Vanderbilt University 1907 Vanderbilt University Quarterly 7 Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football