1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1906

| team = William & Mary Orange and White

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = EVIAA

| record = 2–6

| conf_record = 0–2

| head_coach = H. W. Withers

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = G. G. Hankins

| stadium =

}}

The 1906 William & Mary Orange and White football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) during the 1906 college football season. Led by H. W. Withers in his first and only season as head coach, the Orange and White compiled an overall record of 2–6.

.{{cite book |title=Colonial Echo |date=1907 |publisher=William & Mary |pages=113 |edition=9 |url=https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/bitstream/handle/10288/2179/1907-9.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |access-date=November 26, 2020}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Fair Grounds

| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA

| score = 0–12

| attend = 450

| source = {{cite news |title=Football This Afternoon|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TVN19061006.1.1&e=-------en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=The Evening News|date=October 6, 1906|page=1|accessdate=November 25, 2015}}{{cite news |title=William and Mary Easily Defeated|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-10-07/ed-1/seq-34/|publisher=Library of Congress|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=October 7, 1906|page=E2|accessdate=November 25, 2015}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Gibboney Field

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 0–28

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Norfolk High School

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 10–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Norfolk High Shut Out |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/31594567/?terms=%22norfolk%20high%20school%22%20football%20william%20mary&match=1 |access-date=26 November 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=14 October 1906}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina A&M

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| score = 0–44

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-only-a-struggle/151577611/|work=The Times-Dispatch|title=Only a struggle in the mud|date=October 20, 1906|accessdate=July 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Brambleton Business College of Norfolk

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 10–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Won by William and Mary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/28885504/?terms=%22william%20and%20mary%22%20football&match=1 |access-date=26 November 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=28 October 1906}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–24

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Confident Of Winning To-day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84823797/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 3, 1906 |page=7 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=William and Mary Defeated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84826162/the-washington-post/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |date=November 4, 1906 |page=2 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1906|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 4–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Randolph-Macon Victors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/28816744/?terms=%22william%20and%20mary%22%20football&match=1 |access-date=26 November 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issue=18 November 1906}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Casino Park

| site_cityst = Newport News, VA

| score = 0–6

| attend = 2,500

| source = {{cite news |title=In Perfect Condition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/230314778/?terms=%22william%20and%20mary%22%20football&match=1 |access-date=26 November 2020 |work=Daily Press}}{{cite news |author= |title=Small Difference In Weight Of The Teams |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84824992/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=November 28, 1906 |page=3 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=William And Mary Makes Splendid Fight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84825095/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=November 30, 1906 |page=1 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=William And Mary Makes Splendid Fight (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84825204/daily-press/ |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=November 30, 1906 |page=2 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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References

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