2006 Buffalo Bulls football team

American college football season

2006 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Turner Gill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerald Carr (1st season)
Home stadium	University at Buffalo 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 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls offense scored 220 points while the defense allowed 431 points. Turner Gill was in his first season as the Bulls head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Temple*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 9–3	29,795
September 9	3:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 40–48	14,227
September 16	7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium Dekalb, IL		L 13–31	21,117
September 23	2:30 pm	at No. 2 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 7–38	84,921
October 7	1:00 pm	Ball State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 25–55	14,885
October 15	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 31–38	13,699
October 21	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 7–42	19,409
October 28	1:00 pm	at No. 18 Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 0–41	14,682
November 4	1:00 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 41–14	11,764
November 9	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 16–31	14,512
November 18	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	L 3–35	80,850
November 24	1:00 pm	Central Michigan	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 28–55	11,941
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2006 Buffalo Bulls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`21`	Ernest Jackson	So
OL	`71`	Jamey Richard	Jr
WR, QB	`18`	Naaman Roosevelt	Fr
RB, QB	`19`	James Starks	Fr
QB	`16`	Drew Willy	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	Ramon Guzman	Sr
DL	`95`	Ronald Hilaire	So
DB	`30`	Mike Newton	Fr
DE	`89`	Trevor Scott	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	14	7	17	38
Bulls	7	7	7	10	31

Due to a snow storm that hit the area, the game was played on Sunday instead of Saturday.

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Venues	Olympic Park (1894–1919) International Park (1915–1917, 1919) Rotary Field (1920–1942, 1955–1984) War Memorial Stadium (1946–1954, 1958, 1960, 1968–1969) Kunz Stadium (1985–1992) University at Buffalo Stadium (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March" Thunder of the East Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971–1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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