2006 Connecticut Huskies football team

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2006 Connecticut Huskies football

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Ambrose (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
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 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 pm	Rhode Island*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)		W 52–7	36,227
September 16	12:00 pm	Wake Forest*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 13–24	40,000
September 23	3:30 pm	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–7	27,256
September 30	12:00 pm	Navy*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 17–41	40,000
October 7	7:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 16–38	30,010
October 14	12:00 pm	Army*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 21–7	38,834
October 20	8:00 pm	No. 4 West Virginia	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN	L 11–37	40,000
October 29	8:00 pm	at No. 16 Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 13–24	41,077
November 11	3:30 pm	Pittsburgh	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 46–45	40,000
November 18	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		L 14–20	35,079
November 25	12:00 pm	Cincinnati	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 23–26	37,515
December 2	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 17–48	38,476
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Main article: 2007 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	195	Deon Anderson	Running back	Dallas Cowboys

"2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Rhode Island Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Civil Conflict Gambling Scandal Jonathan the Husky University of Connecticut Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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