2005–06 NCAA football bowl games
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The 2005–06 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) that was played in December 2005 and January 2006 for Division I-A football teams and all-stars from Divisions I-AA, II, and III, as well as from the NAIA. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 20, 2005, and concluded with the Senior Bowl, played on January 28, 2006.
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Season | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season | September 1 – December 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 20, 2005 – January 4, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | 2006 Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl Challenge Cup winner | (tie) Big 12 and ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the second consecutive year, the 28 team-competitive bowl games were played by 56 teams with winning records, as no teams with non-winning seasons (6–6, or .500) were invited to participate in bowl games.