2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season, or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006 and, aside from all-star exhibition games that followed, concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA, where the #2 Florida Gators defeated the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win the 2006 BCS National Championship.

Preseason rankings

Many publications release their predictions of the number one team prior to the beginning of the season. Following is a list of some publications' #1 pick.

• Ohio State
• USA TODAY
• Associated Press

• Oklahoma
• Athlon Sports
• Gold Sheet
• Phil Steele

• Notre Dame
• Lindy's
• Sporting News

Rules changes for 2006

There are several rules that have changed for the 2006 season. Following are some highlights:

• Players may only wear clear eyeshields. Previously, both tinted and orange were also allowed.
• The kicking tee has been lowered from two inches tall to only one inch.
• Halftime lasts twenty minutes. Previously, it was only fifteen minutes.
• On a kickoff, the game clock starts when the ball is kicked rather than when the receiving team touches it.
• This rule change has resulted in controversy, highlighted by the matchup between Wisconsin and Penn State on November 4, 2006, in which Wisconsin deliberately went off-sides on two consecutive kickoffs to run extra time off the clock at the close of the first half.
• On a change of possession, the clock starts when the referee marks the ball ready for play, instead of on the snap.
• The referee may no longer stop the game due to excessive crowd noise.
• When a live-ball penalty such as an illegal formation occurs on a kick, the receiving team may choose either to add the penalty yardage to the end of the return or require the kick to be attempted again with the spot moved back. Previously, only the latter option was available.
• If a team scores at the end of the game, they will not kick the extra point unless it would affect the outcome of the game.
• Instant replay is now officially sanctioned and standardized. All plays are reviewed by the replay officials as the play occurs. They may call down to the on-field officials to stop play if they need extra time to make a review. Each coach may also make one challenge per game. In the case of a coach's challenge, the coach must have at least one time-out remaining. If the challenge is upheld the coach gets the time-out back but the challenge is spent. If the challenge is rejected, both the challenge and the time-out are spent.

Key matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Source	Significance
August 31	Northwestern 21	Miami (Ohio) 3	Feldman	This matchup was more significant sentimentally than competitively. This was Northwestern's first game after the unexpected death of head coach Randy Walker, who was also the winningest head coach in Miami history.
September 2	California 18	Tennessee 35	Feldman	After a shocking 5-6 season last year, Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer sought to assure the Knoxville faithful that it was only an aberration. Cal sought to validate its highest preseason ranking in a half-century. Tennessee wins easily.
September 9	Ohio State 24	Texas 7	Feldman TSN	Ohio State and Texas were ranked #1 and #2 respectively in several polls entering this game. Ohio State goes into Texas and wins with ease, ending the 21-game winning streak the Longhorns had entering the game.
September 9	Penn State 17	Notre Dame 41	Feldman	Coming in to the game, Notre Dame was ranked in the top 5 in several polls with several votes for first place and Penn State was ranked in the top 20. What was expected to be one of the season's toughest tests for Notre Dame turned into an easy win for the Irish.
September 16	Miami (FL) 7	Louisville 31	Feldman	This was the first real test for Louisville since the season-ending injury to Michael Bush in their opener against Kentucky. The Cardinals got the signature win that coach Bobby Petrino was looking for, but it could have been a Pyrrhic victory; they lost another Heisman hopeful, quarterback Brian Brohm, to a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand. He would return four weeks later against Cincinnati with the Cardinals still unbeaten.
September 16	Nebraska 10	Southern California 28	Feldman	#19 Nebraska visited #4 Southern California with a chance for Nebraska to prove it has returned, and for the Trojans to show that it could win without Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart. The Men of Troy limit the Huskers to 68 yards on the ground and 211 total yards, and win comfortably.
September 16	Texas Tech 3	TCU 12	Feldman	#24 Texas Tech vs. #20 TCU: The Battle for Texas---2 of the 3 best teams in Texas play. The Horned Frogs defense keeps Tech's normally explosive offense out of the end zone for only the second time in Mike Leach's seven years as head coach in Lubbock. The Frogs extend their winning streak, the longest in Division I FBS, to 13 games, and put themselves in pole position to be this season's "BCS buster". (However, the Frogs would lose the next two weeks to BYU and Utah.)
September 16	Oklahoma 33	Oregon 34	Feldman	After #18 Oregon ties the game at 20 early in the fourth quarter, #15 Oklahoma takes a 33-20 lead into the final two minutes. In a wild finish, the Ducks score a touchdown with 1:12 remaining, recover an onside kick, score a second touchdown, take the lead on the ensuing conversion, and block a Sooners field goal attempt on the game's final play to secure a stunning win at home.
September 16	LSU 3	Auburn 7	TSN	#6 LSU vs. #3 Auburn: In a game that had the potential to decide the SEC West (but ultimately did not), the defenses dominate in the lowest-scoring game at Auburn since 1973. Auburn holds on thanks to a saving tackle near the goal line on the game's final play. LSU had the ball five times in Auburn territory in the second half and failed to score.
September 16	Michigan 47	Notre Dame 21	Feldman TSN	In this traditional contest between the two teams, the Wolverines entered #11 and Notre Dame #2. The Irish had another chance to prove they deserve the #1 spot. However, the contest essentially ended Notre Dame's national championship dreams, with the Irish giving up more points at home than they have since 1960.
September 16	Iowa State 17	Iowa 27	Feldman	#16 Iowa defeats Iowa State in the battle of Iowa.
September 23	Notre Dame 40	Michigan State 37	Feldman	Forty years after an infamous 10-10 tie between the two schools, the Irish and Spartans produce another game for the ages. The Spartans take a 37-21 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Irish pull off a furious fourth-quarter comeback to keep their BCS bowl hopes alive. Brady Quinn passes for five TDs, with two each to Rhema McKnight and Jeff Samardzija.
September 28	BYU 31	TCU 17	Feldman	While number 17 ranked TCU was favored to become the Mountain West Conference champion, BYU ended TCU's 13 game winning streak. BYU finished the season with its own 10 game winning streak to secure the MWC championship with an undefeated 8-0 conference record.
October 21	Georgia Tech 7	Clemson 31	AP	With a surprisingly easy win, Clemson put itself in pole position for a trip to Jacksonville and the ACC Championship Game in December—but the Tigers' next game, a 24-7 loss to Virginia Tech, left them needing considerable help to make the ACC title game.
October 28	Florida 21	Georgia 14	TSN	In a key SEC East game formerly known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, the Gators kept their hopes of a BCS trip alive with a hard-fought win.
November 2	West Virginia 34	Louisville 44	Feldman	Louisville wins the battle of Big East unbeatens. The two teams combine for over 1,000 yards of offense, but the difference is in turnovers: three for West Virginia, one of which was returned for a TD, to one for Louisville. The Cardinals earned the inside track to the Big East crown and a good chance to make the BCS Championship Game if they were to finish unbeaten.
November 4	LSU 28	Tennessee 24	Feldman	A last-second TD by LSU not only wins the game, but ends Tennessee's national title hopes, and, combined with Florida's win over Vanderbilt on the same day, puts the Gators in the SEC title game.
November 9	Louisville 25	Rutgers 28	Forde	In the second battle between Big East unbeatens in two weeks, Louisville's dreams of a spot in the BCS Championship Game go down the drain after a second half in which they gain a total of 53 yards. Rutgers, which played in the first college football game in 1869, wins on a 28-yard field goal by Jeremy Ito with 13 seconds left.
November 11	Georgia 37	Auburn 15	TSN	In the 110th installment of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, the Bulldogs bounce back emphatically from the previous week's stunning loss to Kentucky. Three interceptions by Tra Battle, one of them returned for a TD, and big plays by the offense not only sink Auburn's national title hopes, but leave the Tigers' hopes of reaching the SEC title game hanging by the slimmest of threads.
November 11	South Carolina 16	Florida 17	Feldman	In the return of Steve Spurrier to the sidelines of "The Swamp" as a visitor, Florida gained revenge for the upset from last season knocking them from their #12 ranking, the first South Carolina victory over Florida in decades—but only after blocking a last-second Gamecocks field goal attempt that would have won the game.
November 11	Tennessee 14	Arkansas 31	Forde	Led by 181 yards rushing, two TDs on the ground, and a TD pass by Darren McFadden, the Hogs take a huge step toward a spot in the SEC title game.
November 11	Oregon 10	Southern California 35	Feldman	Thanks to a string of upsets in the BCS top 10 during the week, the Men of Troy, who had seemingly been all but knocked out of the national championship race by Oregon State on October 28, re-enter the title race with an easy win.
November 18	Michigan 39	Ohio State 42	TSN Feldman Mell	For the second time this year, the Buckeyes were playing in a #1 vs. #2 matchup. The Buckeyes not only won the Big Ten championship, but will be virtually assured of the #1 BCS ranking and be invited to the National Championship Game. The Wolverines, because the game was close, could also be invited to a rematch for the BCS Championship; otherwise they are likely to play in the Rose Bowl. The death of Bo Schembechler the day before the game added a somber note to the rivalry game. The game resulted in Jim Tressel's fifth win in six games against Lloyd Carr's Michigan teams.
November 18	California 9	Southern California 23	Feldman Mell	Before Oregon State's upset of the Trojans, California was the only Pac-10 team to beat Southern California in the past three seasons. After Arizona's upset of the Golden Bears on November 11, the dynamics changed. The Men of Troy overcame an early 9-6 deficit and ran away in the second half.
November 18	Auburn 22	Alabama 15	Feldman	Auburn won their fifth straight Iron Bowl game, remaining unbeaten in Tucsaloosa through the series' history.
November 18	Washington 35	Washington State 32	Feldman	Washington started the season 4-1, but then lost their next six games, including a loss to previously winless Stanford at home. Washington State had been ranked in the AP top 25 earlier in the season, and was looking to take an unprecedented third straight Apple Cup victory from the Huskies. Playing in Pullman, Washington nonetheless managed to pull off the upset, and with it took away Wazzu's chances of going to a bowl game.
November 24	Texas A&M 12	Texas 7	Feldman	After Texas' hopes of defending their national title ended in a loss at Kansas State on November 11, this game was for bragging rights in the state rivalry. The Longhorns, who entered at #11 in the AP poll, were stunned by the Aggies at home, and their hopes for a spot in the Big 12 championship game disappeared when Oklahoma State failed to upset Oklahoma.
November 25	Notre Dame 24	Southern California 44	TSN Feldman Mell	Southern California moved one step closer to a date against Ohio State by routing the Fighting Irish, who gambled three times on fourth down in the first half and did not succeed.
November 25	Florida 21	Florida State 14	Feldman	The Seminoles made a game of it in this state rivalry, but the Gators kept their slim (at that time) BCS Title Game hopes alive.
November 25	Boise State 38	Nevada 7	Forde	Boise State completed a 12-0 regular season, becoming the second team outside the BCS conferences to play in a BCS game, the only team this season to go undefeated, and the first team since 2005 to have an undefeated season and not win any share of a National Championship.
December 2	Southern California 9	UCLA 13	Mell	The crosstown rivals' meeting ended with the Bruins ending their seven-year losing streak against the Trojans, knocking them from the BCS Title Game and winning the Victory Bell.
December 2	Rutgers 39	West Virginia 41	Feldman	A triple overtime thriler ends Rutgers' BCS hopes in their cinderella season.
* The name of the winning team is in bold face.

Standings

Atlantic Coastal Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Atlantic Wake Forest 6 2 11 3 302 215 Boston College 5 3 10 3 338 204 Maryland 5 3 9 4 284 284 Clemson 5 3 8 5 425 210 Florida State 3 5 7 6 345 258 North Carolina State 2 6 3 9 210 262 Coastal Georgia Tech 7 1 9 5 349 257 Virginia Tech 6 2 10 3 336 143 Virginia 4 4 5 7 181 214 Miami (FL) 3 5 7 6 255 201 North Carolina 2 6 3 9 216 366 Duke 0 8 0 12 179 406 Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA North Nebraska 6 2 9 5 428 256 Missouri 4 4 8 5 391 254 Kansas State 4 4 7 6 296 309 Kansas 3 5 6 6 348 306 Colorado 2 6 2 10 196 267 Iowa State 1 7 4 8 226 369 South Oklahoma 7 1 11 3 424 242 Texas 6 2 10 3 467 238 Texas A&M 5 3 9 4 362 267 Texas Tech 4 4 8 5 422 326 Oklahoma State 3 5 7 6 458 333 Baylor 3 5 4 8 283 391 Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Louisville 6 1 12 1 491 212 Rutgers 5 2 11 2 387 186 West Virginia 5 2 11 2 505 282 South Florida 4 3 9 4 299 220 Cincinnati 4 3 8 5 274 255 Pittsburgh 2 5 6 6 381 274 Connecticut 1 6 4 8 257 324 Syracuse 1 6 4 8 209 295
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Ohio State 8 0 12 1 450 166 Wisconsin 7 1 12 1 380 157 Michigan 7 1 11 2 380 207 Penn State 5 3 9 4 290 187 Purdue 5 3 8 6 364 374 Minnesota 3 5 6 7 376 338 Indiana 3 5 5 7 277 394 Iowa 2 6 6 7 310 269 Northwestern 2 6 4 8 198 314 Michigan State 1 7 4 8 302 341 Illinois 1 7 2 10 235 321	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA East Southern Miss 6 2 9 5 356 260 East Carolina 5 3 7 6 280 270 Marshall 4 4 5 7 311 351 UCF 3 5 4 8 232 345 UAB 2 6 3 9 225 297 Memphis 1 7 2 10 281 365 West Houston 7 1 10 4 462 329 Rice 6 2 7 6 350 432 Tulsa 5 3 8 5 360 262 Southern Methodist 4 4 6 6 325 294 UTEP 3 5 5 7 328 375 Tulane 2 6 4 8 224 400 Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA East Ohio 7 1 9 5 276 253 Kent State 5 3 6 6 214 241 Akron 3 5 5 7 236 271 Bowling Green 3 5 4 8 234 340 Miami (OH) 2 6 2 10 222 304 Buffalo 1 7 2 10 220 431 West Central Michigan 7 1 10 4 416 314 Western Michigan 6 2 8 5 299 259 Northern Illinois 5 3 7 6 331 275 Ball State 5 3 5 7 326 309 Toledo 3 5 5 7 281 302 Eastern Michigan 1 7 1 11 167 322 Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Brigham Young 8 0 11 2 478 191 TCU 6 2 11 2 380 160 Utah 5 3 8 5 363 258 Wyoming 5 3 6 6 258 264 New Mexico 4 4 6 7 284 312 Air Force 3 6 4 8 279 302 San Diego State 3 5 3 9 170 325 Colorado State 1 7 4 8 202 263 UNLV 1 7 2 10 238 382	Pacific 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA USC 7 2 11 2 396 197 California 7 2 10 3 427 251 Oregon State 6 3 10 4 389 311 UCLA 5 4 7 6 299 259 Oregon 4 5 7 6 383 345 Arizona State 4 5 7 6 348 326 Arizona 4 5 6 6 199 235 Washington State 4 5 6 6 295 277 Washington 3 6 5 7 262 311 Stanford 1 8 1 11 127 377	Southeastern Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA East Florida 7 1 13 1 416 189 Tennessee 5 3 9 4 362 254 Georgia 4 4 9 4 327 229 Kentucky 4 4 8 5 347 369 South Carolina 3 5 8 5 346 243 Vanderbilt 1 7 4 8 264 284 West Arkansas 7 1 10 4 404 256 Auburn 6 2 11 2 322 181 Louisiana State 6 2 11 2 438 164 Alabama 2 6 6 7 298 250 Mississippi 2 6 4 8 188 275 Mississippi State 1 7 3 9 221 309 Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Troy 6 1 8 5 296 289 Middle Tennessee 6 1 7 6 296 302 Arkansas State 4 3 6 6 182 289 Florida Atlantic 4 3 5 7 181 299 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 4 6 6 248 296 Louisiana-Monroe 3 4 4 8 262 267 North Texas 2 5 3 9 154 304 Florida International 0 7 0 12 115 313	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L W L PF PA Boise State 8 0 13 0 516 229 Hawaii 7 1 11 3 656 337 San Jose State 5 3 9 4 324 270 Nevada 5 3 8 5 391 249 Fresno State 4 4 4 8 276 339 Idaho 3 5 4 8 203 417 New Mexico State 2 6 4 8 374 369 Louisiana Tech 1 7 3 10 242 542 Utah State 1 7 1 11 130 462	Independents Team W L PF PA Notre Dame 10 3 403 310 Navy 9 4 367 261 Army 3 9 232 335 Temple 1 11 131 496

Conference championship games

• Mid-American Conference—November 30 at Ford Field in Detroit
• Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
• Conference USA—December 1 at Robertson Stadium in Houston
• Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
• ACC—December 2 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida
• Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6.
• Big 12—December 2 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
• SEC—December 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta
• Florida 38, Arkansas 28

Other conference champions

• Big East: Louisville
• Big Ten: Ohio State
• Mountain West: Brigham Young
• Pac-10: Southern California, California
• The Trojans clinched the Pac-10 BCS bid, but shared the conference title with Cal.
• Sun Belt: Troy, Middle Tennessee.
• Troy won the New Orleans Bowl bid by defeating the Blue Raiders in their game.
• WAC: Boise State
• The Broncos became the second team in the history of the BCS to come from a non-BCS conference, and the second such team to win their bowl game, doing so in epic fashion.

Bowl Games

Bowl Championship Series

For the ninth year, the Bowl Championship Series selected the #1 and #2 teams to play in the championship game on January 8th. The year 2006 marked a change for the BCS, as the added National Championship Game began as a separate entity, played after the other bowls. Rotating between the four sites, just like the old format of the National Championship, the first BCS Championship game was played in Tempe, Arizona, the week after the Fiesta Bowl had been played there, and was telecast on FOX.

BCS Rankings Progress

Ohio State was ranked #1 in all of the BCS-component polls (AP, Coaches', USA Today) in the preseason and the 14 polls taken in the regular season. When the BCS rankings began on October 15, Ohio State was #1 on all 8 rankings released during the season.

WEEK	#1	#2	EVENT
OCT 15	Ohio State	USC	Michigan 20, Iowa 6
OCT 22	Ohio State	Michigan	Ohio St 44, Minnesota 0
OCT 29	Ohio State	Michigan	Ohio St 17, Illinois 10
NOV 5	Ohio State	Michigan	Ohio St 54, Northwestern 10
NOV 12	Ohio State	Michigan	Ohio St 42, Michigan 39
NOV 19	Ohio State	Michigan	USC 44, Notre Dame 24
NOV 26	Ohio State	USC	UCLA 13, USC 9
DEC 3	Ohio State	Florida	--------

BCS Bowls

Rankings based on AP rankings going into bowl games

Bowl Game	Date	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
BCS National Championship Game	January 8	#2 Florida	#1 Ohio State	41 - 14
Sugar Bowl	January 3	#11 Notre Dame	#4 LSU	14 - 41
Orange Bowl	January 2	#5 Louisville	#15 Wake Forest	24 - 13
Fiesta Bowl	January 1	#9 Boise State	#7 Oklahoma	43 - 42 (OT)
Rose Bowl	January 1	#8 Southern California	#3 Michigan	32 - 18

January Bowl Games

Bowl Game	Day	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
GMAC Bowl	7th	Ohio	Southern Mississippi	7 - 28
International Bowl	6th	Western Michigan	Cincinnati	27 - 24
Cotton Bowl	1st	#10 Auburn	#22 Nebraska	17 - 14
Capital One Bowl	1st	#12 Arkansas	#6 Wisconsin	14 - 17
Gator Bowl	1st	Georgia Tech	#13 West Virginia	35 - 38
Outback Bowl	1st	#17 Tennessee	Penn State	10 - 20

December Bowl Games

Bowl Game	Day	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
MPC Computers Bowl	31st	Miami	Nevada	21 - 20
Chick-fil-A Bowl	30th	Georgia	#14 Virginia Tech	31 - 24
Alamo Bowl	30th	#18 Texas	Iowa	26 - 24
Meineke Car Care Bowl	30th	Navy	#23 Boston College	24 - 25
Champs Sports Bowl	29th	Purdue	Maryland	7 - 24
Insight Bowl	29th	Texas Tech	Minnesota	44 - 41
Liberty Bowl	29th	Houston	South Carolina	36 - 44
Sun Bowl	29th	#24 Oregon State	Missouri	39 - 38
Music City Bowl	29th	Clemson	Kentucky	20 - 28
Holiday Bowl	28th	#21 Texas A&M	#20 California	10 - 45
Texas Bowl	28th	#16 Rutgers	Kansas State	37 - 10
Independence Bowl	28th	Oklahoma State	Alabama	34 - 31
Emerald Bowl	27th	Florida State	UCLA	44 - 27
Motor City Bowl	26th	Middle Tennessee	Central Michigan	14 - 31
Hawaii Bowl	24th	Arizona State	Hawaii	24 - 41
Armed Forces Bowl	23rd	Tulsa	Utah	13 - 25
New Mexico Bowl	23rd	New Mexico	San José State	12 - 20
PapaJohns.com Bowl	23rd	South Florida	East Carolina	24 - 7
New Orleans Bowl	22nd	Rice	Troy	17 - 41
Las Vegas Bowl	21st	#19 BYU	Oregon	38 - 8
Poinsettia Bowl	19th	Northern Illinois	#25 TCU	7 - 37

Bowl Challenge Cup Standings

Conference	Wins	Losses	Pct.
Big East Conference	5	0	1.000
Mountain West Conference	3	1	.750
Western Athletic Conference	3	1	.750
Southeastern Conference	6	3	.667
Atlantic Coast Conference	4	4	.500
Pacific Ten Conference	3	3	.500
Sun Belt Conference	1	1	.500
Big 12 Conference	3	5	.375
Big Ten Conference	2	5	.286
Mid-American Conference	1	3	.250
Conference USA	1	4	.200
Independents	0	2	.000

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

• Winner: Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State QB (2,540 pts)
• 2. Darren McFadden, So. Arkansas TB (878 pts)
• 3. Brady Quinn, Sr. Notre Dame QB (782 pts)
• 4. Steve Slaton So. West Virginia TB (214 pts)
• 5. Mike Hart, Jr. Michigan TB (210 pts)

Other major award winners

• Walter Camp Award (top player): Troy Smith, Ohio State
• Maxwell Award (top player): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
• Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
• Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Paul Posluszny, Penn State
• Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Dan Mozes, West Virginia
• Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Troy Smith, Ohio State
• Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
• Doak Walker Award (running back): Darren McFadden, Arkansas
• Draddy Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Brian Leonard, Rutgers
• Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
• Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Aaron Ross, Texas
• John Mackey Award (tight end): Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
• Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
• Lombardi Award (top lineman): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
• Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Daymeion Hughes, California
• Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Art Carmody, Louisville
• Manning Award (quarterback): JaMarcus Russell, LSU
• Mosi Tatupu Award (special teams): A. J. Trapasso, Ohio State
• Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
• Ray Guy Award (punter): Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
• Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
• The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Greg Schiano, Rutgers
• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
• Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Chris Petersen, Boise State
• Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach): Greg Schiano, Rutgers
• Broyles Award (assistant coach): Bud Foster, Virginia Tech

Coaching changes following the season

School	Former Coach	Interim	New Coach
Air Force	Fisher DeBerry		Troy Calhoun
Alabama	Mike Shula	Joe Kines	Nick Saban
Army	Bobby Ross		Stan Brock
Arizona State	Dirk Koetter		Dennis Erickson
Boston College	Tom O'Brien		Jeff Jagodzinski
Central Michigan	Brian Kelly	Jeff Quinn	Butch Jones
Cincinnati	Mark Dantonio		Brian Kelly
Florida International	Don Strock		Mario Cristobal
Idaho	Dennis Erickson		Robb Akey
Iowa State	Dan McCarney		Gene Chizik
Louisiana Tech	Jack Bicknell III		Derek Dooley
Louisville	Bobby Petrino		Steve Kragthorpe
Miami (FL)	Larry Coker		Randy Shannon
Michigan State	John L. Smith		Mark Dantonio
Minnesota	Glen Mason		Tim Brewster
North Carolina	John Bunting		Butch Davis
NC State	Chuck Amato		Tom O'Brien
North Texas	Darrell Dickey		Todd Dodge
Rice	Todd Graham		David Bailiff
Stanford	Walt Harris		Jim Harbaugh
Tulane	Chris Scelfo		Bob Toledo
Tulsa	Steve Kragthorpe		Todd Graham
UAB	Watson Brown		Neil Callaway

See also

• 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

• 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
• 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
• 2006 Auburn Tigers football team
• 2006 BYU Cougars football team
• 2006 Boise State Broncos football team
• 2006 California Golden Bears football team
• 2006 Clemson Tigers Football
• 2006 Colorado Buffaloes football team
• 2006 Florida Gators football team
• 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team
• 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
• 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team
• 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
• 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team
• 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team
• 2006 LSU Tigers football team
• 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team
• 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team

• 2006 Miami RedHawks football team
• 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team
• 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
• 2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
• 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
• 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
• 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
• 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team
• 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team
• 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
• 2006 Purdue Boilermakers football team
• 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team
• 2006 Texas Longhorn football team
• 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
• 2006 USC Trojans football team
• 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
• 2006 Washington Huskies football team
• 2006 Washington State Cougars football team
• 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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