2006 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2006 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Lynch (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brian George (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Palcic (2nd season)
MVP	Kellen Lewis
Captain	Lance Bennett, Justin Frye, Kenny Kendal, Will Meyers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Ohio State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 8 Michigan  %		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Wisconsin		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 24 Penn State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		5	–	3					8	–	6
Minnesota		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		3	–	5					5	–	7
Northwestern		2	–	6					4	–	8
Iowa		2	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	10
Michigan State		1	–	7					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Terry Hoeppner, who was in his final season as head coach before he died of brain cancer in mid-2007. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 pm	Western Michigan *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 39–20	30,733
September 9	6:30 pm	at Ball State *	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	Comcast	W 24–23	23,813
September 16	4:00 pm	Southern Illinois *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	Mediacom	L 28–35	31,156	[1]
September 23	3:30 pm	Connecticut *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN Plus	L 7–14	27,256
September 30	12:00 pm	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	L 17–52	32,142
October 7	12:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 34–32	43,006
October 14	12:00 pm	No. 13 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 31–28	31,392
October 21	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPNU	L 3–44	105,267
October 28	12:00 pm	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 46–21	36,444
November 4	12:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN360	L 26–63	44,610
November 11	3:30 pm	No. 2 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 3–34	42,320
November 18	3:30 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN Classic	L 19–28	62,105
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2005 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jahkeen Gilmore  Sr WR 82 James Hardy  So QB 12 Graeme McFarland Sr OT 76 Rodger Saffold Fr RB 2 Marcus Thigpen  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 57 Jammie Kirlew Fr LB 43 Matt Mayberry Fr DE 98 Greg Middleton Fr LB 34 Will Patterson Fr CB 9 Tracy Porter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Hoeppner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Marot, Michael (September 17, 2006). "IU can't win 1 for Hoeppner". The Republic . Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2006". ESPN . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. "2006 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. "2006 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.