2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Western Michigan
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Nippert Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
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  
Cincinnati  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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pm Eastern Kentucky *W 31–018,792
September 88:00 pm Pittsburgh
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2 L 15–3320,611
September 1612:00 pmat No. 1 Ohio State * ESPN Plus L 7–37105,037
September 2312:00 pmat No. 11 Virginia Tech * ESPNU L 13–2966,233
September 303:30 pm Miami (OH) *
W 24–1021,248
October 73:30 pm Akron *
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN360 W 20–1418,123
October 143:30 pmat No. 7 Louisville ESPNUL 17–2441,549
October 228:00 pm South Florida
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN W 23–615,889
October 2812:00 pm Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN PlusW 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 PlusW 26–2337,515
January 612:00 pmvs. Western Michigan *ESPN2W 27–2426,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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

[2]

Players in the 2007 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John Bowie CB 4110 Oakland Raiders
Brent Celek TE 5162 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. "2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.