2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football

International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Western Michigan
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (3rd season; regular season) Brian Kelly (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Narduzzi (3rd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Louisville $	6	–	1	12	–	1
No. 10 West Virginia	5	–	2	11	–	2
No. 12 Rutgers	5	–	2	11	–	2
South Florida	4	–	3	9	–	4
Cincinnati	4	–	3	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	6	–	6
Connecticut	1	–	6	4	–	8
Syracuse	1	–	6	4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1923. This was Dantonio's last season with the Bearcats as he became head coach of Michigan State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	Eastern Kentucky*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–0	18,792
September 8	8:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 15–33	20,611
September 16	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 7–37	105,037
September 23	12:00 pm	at No. 11 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 13–29	66,233
September 30	3:30 pm	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		W 24–10	21,248
October 7	3:30 pm	Akron*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN360	W 20–14	18,123
October 14	3:30 pm	at No. 7 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPNU	L 17–24	41,549
October 22	8:00 pm	South Florida	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 23–6	15,889
October 28	12:00 pm	Syracuse	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 17–3	20,146
November 11	12:00 pm	at No. 10 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 24–42	57,174
November 18	7:45 pm	No. 7 Rutgers	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 30–11	27,804
November 25	12:00 pm	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 26–23	37,515
January 6	12:00 pm	vs. Western Michigan*	Rogers Centre Toronto, ON (International Bowl)	ESPN2	W 27–24	26,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

"2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule". gobearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
^ "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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Venues	League Park (1893–1900, 1904) Carson Field (1901–1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–1989, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1982–1986, 1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2010–2011, 2014)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Memphis UCF West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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