2006 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
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.
| 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football | |
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International Bowl champion | |
International Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Western Michigan | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (4–3 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Treadwell (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Pat Narduzzi (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Nippert Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky* | W 31–0 | 18,792 | ||
| September 8 | 8:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN2 | L 15–33 | 20,611 |
| September 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Ohio State* | ESPN+ | L 7–37 | 105,037 | |
| September 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Virginia Tech* | ESPNU | L 13–29 | 66,233 | |
| September 30 | 3:30 pm | Miami (OH)* |
| W 24–10 | 21,248 | |
| October 7 | 3:30 pm | Akron* |
| ESPN360 | W 20–14 | 18,123 |
| October 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 7 Louisville | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 41,549 | |
| October 22 | 8:00 pm | South Florida |
| ESPN | W 23–6 | 15,889 |
| October 28 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse |
| ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 20,146 |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 10 West Virginia | ESPN2 | L 24–42 | 57,174 | |
| November 18 | 7:45 pm | No. 7 Rutgers |
| ESPN | W 30–11 | 27,804 |
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut | ESPN+ | W 26–23 | 37,515 | |
| January 6 | 12:00 pm | vs. Western Michigan* | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 26,717 | |
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Awards and milestones
Big East Conference honors
Offensive player of the week
- Week 9: Dustin Grutza
Defensive player of the week
- Week 8: Kevin McCullough
- Week 12: DeAngelo Smith
Big East Conference All-Conference First Team
- Terrill Byrd, DL
- Kevin McCullough, LB
- Dominic Ross, DB
Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team
- Brent Celek, TE
- Trevor Canfield, OL
- Mike Mickens, DB
Players in the 2007 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| John Bowie | CB | 4 | 110 | Oakland Raiders |
| Brent Celek | TE | 5 | 162 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
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