2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Marvin Sanders (3rd season)
Captain Melik Brown, Ronnie McGill, Kareen Taylor
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 20 Boston College  5 –3   10 –3  
Maryland  5 –3   9 –4  
Clemson  5 –3   8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5   7 –6  
NC State  2 –6   3 –9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x  7 –1   9 –5  
No. 19 Virginia Tech  6 –2   10 –3  
Virginia  4 –4   5 –7  
Miami (FL)  3 –5   7 –6  
North Carolina  2 –6   3 –9  
Duke  0 –8   0 –12  
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m. Rutgers *
 ABC L 16–2150,000
September 912:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 ESPN L 10–3557,000
September 167:00 p.m. Furman *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 ESPNU W 45–4247,000
September 2312:00 p.m.at No. 19 Clemson
ESPN360 L 7–5281,886
October 712:00 p.m.at Miami
LFS L 7–2729,621
October 1412:00 p.m. South Florida *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUL 20–3744,000
October 197:30 p.m.at Virginia
ESPNL 0–2356,632
October 283:30 p.m.No. 24 Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUL 17–2449,000
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 11 Notre Dame *
 NBC L 26–4580,795
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 19 Georgia Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
LFSL 0–741,000
November 1812:00 p.m. NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
LFSW 23–954,000
November 2512:00 p.m.at Duke
ESPN360W 45–4424,478
  • *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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Coaching staff

The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason. [2] [3]

NamePosition [4] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach6th
Dave BrockAssistant head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator2nd
Ken BrowningDefensive tackles13th
Frank Cignetti Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks1st
Jeff ConnorsStrength and conditioning coordinator6th
John Gutekunst Assistant head coach / tight ends3rd
Danny PearmanDefensive ends1st
Andre' PowellSpecial teams coordinator / running backs6th
Marvin Sanders Defensive coordinator / defensive backs3rd
Tommy Thigpen Linebackers2nd
Mark WeberOffensive Line1st

Team statistics

Passing leadersCmpAttYdsTDInt
Joe Dailey1121951316710
Cameron Sexton5713684048
Rushing leadersCarYdsLongTD
Ronnie McGill192790487
Barrington Edwards91330342
Justin Warren777231
Receiving leadersRecYdsLongTD
Hakeem Nicks 39660834
Brooks Foster38486392
Jesse Holley37466502
KickingXPMXPAFGMFGMLongPts
Connor Barth 242410105454

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References

  1. ↑ "2006-2007 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Carolina To Make Football Coaching Change For 2007 Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Carolina Names Butch Davis New Football Coach Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ "2006 North Carolina Football Media Guide Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
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