2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Western Michigan
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
2006 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Louisville $   6 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 10 West Virginia   5 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 12 Rutgers   5 – 2     11 – 2  
South Florida   4 – 3     9 – 4  
  4 – 3     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Connecticut   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Syracuse   1 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1923. This was Dantonio's last season with the Bearcats as he became head coach of Michigan State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pmEastern Kentucky*
W 31–018,792
September 88:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)
ESPN2L 15–3320,611
September 1612:00 pmat No. 1 Ohio State*
ESPN+L 7–37105,037
September 2312:00 pmat No. 11 Virginia Tech*
ESPNUL 13–2966,233
September 303:30 pmMiami (OH)*
W 24–1021,248
October 73:30 pmAkron*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN360W 20–1418,123
October 143:30 pmat No. 7 Louisville
ESPNUL 17–2441,549
October 228:00 pmSouth Florida
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 23–615,889
October 2812:00 pmSyracuse
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+W 17–320,146
November 1112:00 pmat No. 10 West Virginia
ESPN2L 24–4257,174
November 187:45 pmNo. 7 Rutgers
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNW 30–1127,804
November 2512:00 pmat Connecticut
ESPN+W 26–2337,515
January 612:00 pmvs. Western Michigan*
ESPN2W 27–2426,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

Offensive player of the week

  • Week 9: Dustin Grutza[2]

Defensive player of the week

  • Week 8: Kevin McCullough[2]
  • Week 12: DeAngelo Smith[2]

Big East Conference All-Conference First Team

  • Terrill Byrd, DL
  • Kevin McCullough, LB
  • Dominic Ross, DB

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Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

  • Brent Celek, TE
  • Trevor Canfield, OL
  • Mike Mickens, DB

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Players in the 2007 NFL Draft

See also: 2007 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Bowie CB 4 110 Oakland Raiders
Brent Celek TE 5 162 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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