2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football
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)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pat Narduzzi (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

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.

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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	ESPN2	L 15–33	20,611
September 16	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	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 Plus	W 17–3	20,146
November 11	12:00 pm	at No. 10 West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium 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 Plus	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

Schedule

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