2006 Utah Utes football team

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2006 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Tulsa
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Gary Andersen (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 BYU $  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 22 TCU  6 –2   11 –2  
Utah  5 –3   8 –5  
Wyoming  5 –3   6 –6  
New Mexico  4 –4   6 –7  
Air Force  3 –5   4 –8  
San Diego State  3 –5   3 –9  
Colorado State  1 –7   4 –8  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 2nd year head football coach Kyle Whittingham. The Utes played their homes games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 pmat UCLA *
 FSN L 10–3159,709
September 96:00 pm Northern Arizona *
 mtn. W 45–743,327
September 166:05 pmat Utah State *
 KJZZ W 48–020,082
September 236:00 pmat San Diego State
mtn.W 38–753,794
September 301:00 pmNo. 22 Boise State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
 Versus L 3–3645,222
October 57:00 pm TCU
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
VersusW 20–743,790
October 141:00 pmat Wyoming
mtn.L 15–3120,806
October 197:00 pmat New Mexico
mtn.L 31–3423,471
October 282:00 pm UNLV
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
mtn.W 45–2342,474
November 1112:00 pm Colorado State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
VersusW 35–2239,532
November 185:30 pmat Air Force
mtn.W 17–1427,611
November 251:30 pmNo. 21 BYU
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
 CSTV/mtn.L 31–3345,330
December 236:00 pmvs. Tulsa *
 ESPN W 25–1332,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1] [2]

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players taken in the 2007 NFL draft: [3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Eric Weddle Safety 237 San Diego Chargers
Paul Soliai Defensive tackle 4108 Miami Dolphins

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The 1973 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Meek, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, placing third in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

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References

  1. ↑ "Season in Review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft History 2007". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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