2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

2006 Bowling Green Falcons football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Gregg Brandon (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Studrawa (4th as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons← 2005 2007 →

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Kent State	5	–	3	6	–	6
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Miami (OH)	2	–	6	2	–	10
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Central Michigan x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Western Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	5	–	3	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 88th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	vs. Wisconsin*	Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH	ESPN+	L 14–35	30,307
September 9	3:00 pm	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 48–40	14,227
September 16	6:00 pm	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 33–28	15,212
September 23	1:00 pm	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	BCSN	L 3–38	12,967
September 30	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 21–9	18,546
October 7	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 7–35	105,057
October 14	4:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 24–21	14,525
October 19	7:30 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 14–31	11,262
October 28	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 14–28	17,431
November 4	1:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		L 28–35	15,728
November 15	7:30 pm	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	L 7–9	25,616
November 21	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Peace Pipe Trophy)	ESPN2	L 21–31	23,917
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB, WR	`7`	Freddie Barnes	Fr
OC	`78`	Kory Lichtensteiger	Jr
QB	`13`	Tyler Sheehan	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`99`	Diyral Briggs	So
DL	`87`	D. J. Young	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State: (Anniversary Award) Toledo: (Battle of I-75)
Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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