2006 NCAA DIVISION I FBS FOOTBALL SEASON

The '2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season', or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006 and, aside from all-star exhibition games that followed, concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA, where the #2 Florida Gators defeated the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes to win the 2006 BCS National Championship.^[1]

Preseason rankings

Many publications release their predictions of the number one team prior to the beginning of the season. Following is a list of some publications' #1 pick.

★ Ohio State

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★ 'USA TODAY'^[2]

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★ 'Associated Press'^[3]

★ Oklahoma

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★ 'Athlon Sports'^[4]

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★ 'Gold Sheet'^[5]

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★ 'Phil Steele'^[6]

★ Notre Dame

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★ 'Lindy's'^[7]

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★ 'Sporting News'^[8]

Rules changes for 2006

There are several rules that have changed for the 2006 season.^[9] Following are some highlights:

★ Players may only wear clear eyeshields. Previously, both tinted and orange were also allowed.

★ The kicking tee has been lowered from two inches tall to only one inch.

★ Halftime lasts twenty minutes. Previously, it was only 15 minutes.

★ On a kickoff, the game clock starts when the ball is kicked rather than when the receiving team touches it.

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★ This rule change has resulted in controversy, highlighted by the matchup between Wisconsin and Penn State on November 4, 2006, in which Wisconsin deliberately went off-sides on two consecutive kickoffs to run extra time off the clock at the close of the first half. ^[10]

★ The referee may no longer stop the game due to excessive crowd noise.

★ When a live-ball penalty such as an illegal formation occurs on a kick, the receiving team may choose either to add the penalty yardage to the end of the return or require the kick to be attempted again with the spot moved back. Previously, only the latter option was available.

★ If a team scores at the end of the game, they will not kick the extra point unless it would affect the outcome of the game.

★ Instant replay is now officially sanctioned and standardized. All plays are reviewed by the replay officials as the play occurs. They may call down to the on-field officials to stop play if they need extra time to make a review. Each coach may also make one challenge per game, as in the NFL. In the case of a coach's challenge, the coach must have at least one time-out remaining. If the challenge is upheld the coach gets the time-out back but the challenge is spent. If the challenge is rejected, both the challenge and the time-out are spent.

Key matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Source	Significance
August 31	'Northwestern' 21	Miami (Ohio) 3	Feldman ^[11]	This matchup was more significant sentimentally than competitively. This was Northwestern's first game after the unexpected death of head coach Randy Walker, who was also the winningest head coach in Miami history.
September 2	California 18	'Tennessee' 35	Feldman ¹¹	After a shocking 5-6 season last year, Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer sought to assure the Knoxville faithful that it was only an aberration. Cal sought to validate its highest preseason ranking in a half-century. Tennessee wins easily.
September 9	'Ohio State' 24	Texas 7	Feldman ¹¹ TSN ^[12]	Ohio State and Texas were ranked #1 and #2 respectively in several polls entering this game. Ohio State goes into Texas and wins with ease, ending the 21-game winning streak the Longhorns had entering the game.
September 9	Penn State 17	'Notre Dame' 41	Feldman ¹¹	Coming in to the game, Notre Dame was ranked in the top 5 in several polls with several votes for first place and Penn State was ranked in the top 20. What was expected to be one of the season's toughest tests for Notre Dame turned into an easy win for the Irish.
September 16	Miami (FL) 7	'Louisville' 31	Feldman ¹¹	This was the first real test for Louisville since the season-ending injury to Michael Bush in their opener against Kentucky. The Cardinals got the signature win that coach Bobby Petrino was looking for, but it could have been a Pyrrhic victory; they lost another Heisman hopeful, quarterback Brian Brohm, to a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand. He would return four weeks later against Cincinnati with the Cardinals still unbeaten.
September 16	Nebraska 10	'Southern California' 28	Feldman ¹¹	#19 Nebraska visited #4 Southern California with a chance for Nebraska to prove it has returned, and for the Trojans to show that it could win without Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart. The Men of Troy limit the Huskers to 68 yards on the ground and 211 total yards, and win comfortably.
September 16	Texas Tech 3	'TCU' 12	Feldman ¹¹	#24 Texas Tech vs. #20 TCU: The Battle for Texas---2 of the 3 best teams in Texas play. The Horned Frogs defense keeps Tech's normally explosive offense out of the end zone for only the second time in Mike Leach's seven years as head coach in Lubbock. The Frogs extend their winning streak, the longest in Division I FBS, to 13 games, and put themselves in pole position to be this season's "BCS buster". (However, the Frogs would lose the next two weeks to BYU and Utah.)
September 16	Oklahoma 33	'Oregon' 34	Feldman¹¹	After #18 Oregon ties the game at 20 early in the fourth quarter, #15 Oklahoma takes a 33-20 lead into the final two minutes. In a wild finish, the Ducks score a touchdown with 1:12 remaining, recover an onside kick, score a second touchdown, take the lead on the ensuing conversion, and block a Sooners field goal attempt on the game's final play to secure a stunning win at home.
September 16	LSU 3	'Auburn' 7	TSN ¹²	#6 LSU vs. #3 Auburn: In a game that had the potential to decide the SEC West (but ultimately did not), the defenses dominate in the lowest-scoring game at Auburn since 1973. Auburn holds on thanks to a saving tackle near the goal line on the game's final play. LSU had the ball five times in Auburn territory in the second half and failed to score.
September 16	'Michigan' 47	Notre Dame 21	Feldman ¹¹ TSN ¹²	In this traditional contest between the two teams, the Wolverines entered #11 and Notre Dame #2. The Irish had another chance to prove they deserve the #1 spot. However, the contest essentially ended Notre Dame's national championship dreams, with the Irish giving up more points at home than they have since 1960.
September 16	Iowa State 17	'Iowa' 27	Feldman ¹¹	#16 Iowa defeats Iowa State in the battle of Iowa.
September 23	'Notre Dame' 40	Michigan State 37	Feldman ^[13]	Forty years after an infamous 10-10 tie between the two schools, the Irish and Spartans produce another game for the ages. The Spartans take a 37-21 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Irish pull off a furious fourth-quarter comeback to keep their BCS bowl hopes alive. Brady Quinn passes for five TDs, with two each to Rhema McKnight and Jeff Samardzija.
September 28	'BYU' 31	TCU 17	Feldman ^[14]	While number 17 ranked TCU was favored to become the Mountain West Conference champion, BYU ended TCU's 13 game winning streak. BYU finished the season with its own 10 game winning streak to secure the MWC championship with an undefeated 8-0 conference record.
October 21	Georgia Tech 7	'Clemson' 31	AP ^[15]	With a surprisingly easy win, Clemson put itself in pole position for a trip to Jacksonville and the ACC Championship Game in December—but the Tigers' next game, a 24-7 loss to Virginia Tech, left them needing considerable help to make the ACC title game.
October 28	'Florida' 21	Georgia 14	TSN ¹²	In a key SEC East game formerly known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, the Gators kept their hopes of a BCS trip alive with a hard-fought win.
November 2	West Virginia 34	'Louisville' 44	Feldman ^[16]	Louisville wins the battle of Big East unbeatens. The two teams combine for over 1,000 yards of offense, but the difference is in turnovers: three for West Virginia, one of which was returned for a TD, to one for Louisville. The Cardinals earned the inside track to the Big East crown and a good chance to make the BCS Championship Game if they were to finish unbeaten.
November 4	'LSU' 28	Tennessee 24	Feldman ¹⁶	A last-second TD by LSU not only wins the game, but ends Tennessee's national title hopes, and, combined with Florida's win over Vanderbilt on the same day, puts the Gators in the SEC title game.
November 9	Louisville 25	'Rutgers' 28	Forde ^[17]	In the second battle between Big East unbeatens in two weeks, Louisville's dreams of a spot in the BCS Championship Game go down the drain after a second half in which they gain a total of 53 yards. Rutgers, which played in the first college football game in 1869, wins on a 28-yard field goal by Jeremy Ito with 13 seconds left.
November 11	'Georgia' 37	Auburn 15	TSN ¹²	In the 110th installment of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, the Bulldogs bounce back emphatically from the previous week's stunning loss to Kentucky. Three interceptions by Tra Battle, one of them returned for a TD, and big plays by the offense not only sink Auburn's national title hopes, but leave the Tigers' hopes of reaching the SEC title game hanging by the slimmest of threads.
November 11	South Carolina 16	'Florida' 17	Feldman ¹⁶	In the return of Steve Spurrier to the sidelines of "The Swamp" as a visitor, Florida gained revenge for the upset from last season knocking them from their #12 ranking, the first South Carolina victory over Florida in decades—but only after blocking a last-second Gamecocks field goal attempt that would have won the game.
November 11	Tennessee 14	'Arkansas' 31	Forde ¹⁷	Led by 181 yards rushing, two TDs on the ground, and a TD pass by Darren McFadden, the Hogs take a huge step toward a spot in the SEC title game.
November 11	Oregon 10	'Southern California' 35	Feldman ¹⁶	Thanks to a string of upsets in the BCS top 10 during the week, the Men of Troy, who had seemingly been all but knocked out of the national championship race by Oregon State on October 28, re-enter the title race with an easy win.
November 18	Michigan 39	'Ohio State' 42	TSN ¹² Feldman ¹⁶ Mell ^[18]	For the second time this year, the Buckeyes were playing in a #1 vs. #2 matchup. The Buckeyes not only won the Big Ten championship, but will be virtually assured of the #1 BCS ranking and be invited to the National Championship Game. The Wolverines, because the game was close, could also be invited to a rematch for the BCS Championship; otherwise they are likely to play in the Rose Bowl. The death of Bo Schembechler the day before the game added a somber note to the rivalry game. The game resulted in Jim Tressel's fifth win in six games against Lloyd Carr's Michigan teams.
November 18	California 9	'Southern California' 23	Feldman ¹⁶ Mell ¹⁸	Before Oregon State's upset of the Trojans, California was the only Pac-10 team to beat Southern California in the past three seasons. After Arizona's upset of the Golden Bears on November 11, the dynamics changed. The Men of Troy overcame an early 9-6 deficit and ran away in the second half.
November 18	'Auburn' 22	Alabama 15	Feldman ¹⁶	Auburn won their fifth straight Iron Bowl game, remaining unbeaten in Tucsaloosa through the series' history.
November 18	'Washington' 35	Washington State 32	Feldman ¹⁶	Washington started the season 4-1, but then lost their next six games, including a loss to previously winless Stanford at home. Washington State had been ranked in the AP top 25 earlier in the season, and was looking to take an unprecedented third straight Apple Cup victory from the Huskies. Playing in Pullman, Washington nonetheless managed to pull off the upset, and with it took away Wazzu's chances of going to a bowl game.
November 24	'Texas A&M' 12	Texas 7	Feldman ¹⁶	After Texas' hopes of defending their national title ended in a loss at Kansas State on November 11, this game was for bragging rights in the state rivalry. The Longhorns, who entered at #11 in the AP poll, were stunned by the Aggies at home, and their hopes for a spot in the Big 12 championship game disappeared when Oklahoma State failed to upset Oklahoma.
November 25	Notre Dame 24	'Southern California' 44	TSN ¹² Feldman ¹⁶ Mell ¹⁸	Southern California moved one step closer to a date against Ohio State by routing the Fighting Irish, who gambled three times on fourth down in the first half and did not succeed.
November 25	'Florida' 21	Florida State 14	Feldman ¹⁶	The Seminoles made a game of it in this state rivalry, but the Gators kept their slim (at that time) BCS Title Game hopes alive.
November 25	'Boise State' 38	Nevada 7	Forde ¹⁷	Boise State completed a 12-0 regular season, becoming the second team outside the BCS conferences to play in a BCS game, the only team this season to go undefeated, and the first team since 2005 to have an undefeated season and not win any share of a National Championship.
December 2	Southern California 9	'UCLA' 13	Mell ¹⁸	The crosstown rivals' meeting ended with the Bruins ending their seven-year losing streak against the Trojans, knocking them from the BCS Title Game and winning the Victory Bell.
December 2	Rutgers 39	'West Virginia' 41	Feldman ¹⁶	A triple overtime thriler ends Rutgers' BCS hopes in their cinderella season.
★ The name of the winning team is in 'bold face'.

Conference championship games

★ Mid-American Conference—November 30 at Ford Field in Detroit

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★ 'Central Michigan' 31, Ohio 10

★ Conference USA—December 1 at Robertson Stadium in Houston ^[19]

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★ 'Houston 34', Southern Miss 20

★ ACC—December 2 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida

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★ 'Wake Forest 9', Georgia Tech 6.

★ Big 12—December 2 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri

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★ 'Oklahoma 21', Nebraska 7

★ SEC—December 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta

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★ 'Florida 38', Arkansas 28

Other conference champions

★ Big East: Louisville

★ Big Ten: Ohio State

★ Mountain West: Brigham Young

★ Pac-10: Southern California, California

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★ The Trojans clinched the Pac-10 BCS bid, but shared the conference title with Cal.

★ Sun Belt: Troy, Middle Tennessee.

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★ Troy won the New Orleans Bowl bid by defeating the Blue Raiders in their game.

★ WAC: Boise State

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★ The Broncos became the second team in the history of the BCS to come from a non-BCS conference, and the second such team to win their bowl game, doing so in epic fashion.

Bowl Games

Main articles: NCAA football bowl games, 2006-07

Bowl Championship Series

For the ninth year, the Bowl Championship Series will selected the #1 and #2 teams to play in the championship game on January 8. This year marks a change for the BCS, as the added National Championship Game begins as a separate entity from the bowls. It will rotate between the four sites, just like the old format of the National Championship. Also, for all games except the Rose Bowl Game (which has its own television contract with ABC), the BCS will now be telecast on FOX, after spending the first eight years on ABC.

BCS Bowls

''Rankings based on AP rankings going into bowl games''

Bowl Game	Date	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
BCS National Championship Game	January 8	'#2 Florida'	#1 Ohio State	'41' - 14
Sugar Bowl	January 3	#11 Notre Dame	'#4 LSU'	14 - '41'
Orange Bowl	January 2	'#5 Louisville'	#15 Wake Forest	'24' - 13
Fiesta Bowl	January 1	'#9 Boise State'	#7 Oklahoma	'43' - 42 (OT)
Rose Bowl	January 1	'#8 Southern California'	#3 Michigan	'32' - 18

January Bowl Games

Bowl Game	Day	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
GMAC Bowl	7th	Ohio	'Southern Mississippi'	'28' - 7
International Bowl	6th	Western Michigan	'Cincinnati'	'27' - 24
Cotton Bowl	1st	'#10 Auburn'	#22 Nebraska	'17' - 14
Capital One Bowl	1st	#12 Arkansas	'#6 Wisconsin'	14 - '17'
Gator Bowl	1st	Georgia Tech	'#13 West Virginia'	35 - '38'
Outback Bowl	1st	#17 Tennessee	'Penn State'	10 - '20'

December Bowl Games

Bowl Game	Day	Playing as Visitor	Playing as Home	Score
MPC Computers Bowl	31st	'Miami'	Nevada	'21' - 20
Chick-fil-A Bowl	30th	'Georgia'	#14 Virginia Tech	'31' - 24
Alamo Bowl	30th	'#18 Texas'	Iowa	'26' - 24
Meineke Car Care Bowl	30th	Navy	'#23 Boston College'	24 - '25'
Champs Sports Bowl	29th	Purdue	'Maryland'	7 - '24'
Insight Bowl	29th	'Texas Tech'	Minnesota	'44' - 41
Liberty Bowl	29th	Houston	'South Carolina'	36 - '44'
Sun Bowl	29th	'#24 Oregon State'	Missouri	'39' - 38
Music City Bowl	29th	Clemson	'Kentucky'	20 - '28'
Holiday Bowl	28th	#21 Texas A&M	'#20 California'	10 - '45'
Texas Bowl	28th	'#16 Rutgers'	Kansas State	'37' - 10
Independence Bowl	28th	'Oklahoma State'	Alabama	'34' - 31
Emerald Bowl	27th	'Florida State'	UCLA	'44' - 27
Motor City Bowl	26th	Middle Tennessee	'Central Michigan'	14 - '31'
Hawaii Bowl	24th	Arizona State	'Hawaii'	24 - '41'
Armed Forces Bowl	23rd	Tulsa	'Utah'	13 - '25'
New Mexico Bowl	23rd	New Mexico	'San José State'	12 - '20'
PapaJohns.com Bowl	23rd	'South Florida'	East Carolina	'24' - 7
New Orleans Bowl	22nd	Rice	'Troy'	17 - '41'
Las Vegas Bowl	21st	'#19 BYU'	Oregon	'38' - 8
Poinsettia Bowl	19th	Northern Illinois	'#25 TCU'	7 - '37'

Bowl Challenge Cup Standings

Conference	Wins	Losses	Pct.
'Big East Conference'	5	0	1.000
Mountain West Conference	3	1	.750
Western Athletic Conference	3	1	.750
Southeastern Conference	6	3	.666
Atlantic Coast Conference	4	4	.500
Pacific Ten Conference	3	3	.500
Sun Belt Conference	1	1	.500
Big 12 Conference	3	5	.375
Big Ten Conference	2	5	.286
Mid-American Conference	1	3	.250
Conference USA	1	4	.200
Independents	0	2	.000

Heisman Trophy voting

''The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player''

★ Winner: Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State QB (2,540 pts)

★ 2. Darren McFadden, So. Arkansas TB (878 pts)

★ 3. Brady Quinn, Sr. Notre Dame QB (782 pts)

★ 4. Steve Slaton So. West Virginia TB (214 pts)

★ 5. Mike Hart, Jr. Michigan TB (210 pts)

Other major award winners

★ Walter Camp Award (top player): Troy Smith, Ohio State ^[20]

★ Maxwell Award (top player): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame²⁰

★ Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State^[21]

★ Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): James Laurinaitis, Ohio State²⁰

★ Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Paul Posluszny, Penn State²⁰

★ Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Dan Mozes, West Virginia²⁰

★ Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Troy Smith, Ohio State²⁰

★ Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Patrick Willis, Ole Miss²⁰

★ Doak Walker Award (running back): Darren McFadden, Arkansas²⁰

★ Draddy Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Brian Leonard, Rutgers^[22]

★ Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech²⁰

★ Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Aaron Ross, Texas²⁰

★ John Mackey Award (tight end): Matt Spaeth, Minnesota²⁰

★ Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame²⁰

★ Lombardi Award (top lineman): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan²⁰

★ Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Daymeion Hughes, California ^[23]

★ Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Art Carmody, Louisville²⁰

★ Manning Award (quarterback): JaMarcus Russell, LSU²⁰

★ Mosi Tatupu Award (special teams): TBD

★ Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Joe Thomas, Wisconsin²⁰

★ Ray Guy Award (punter): Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor²⁰

★ Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan²⁰

★ The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Greg Schiano, Rutgers^[24]

★ Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Grobe, Wake Forest^[25]

★ Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Chris Petersen, Boise State

★ Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach): Greg Schiano, Rutgers²⁴

★ Broyles Award (assistant coach): Bud Foster, Virginia Tech

Coaching changes following the season

School	Former Coach	Interim	New Coach
Air Force	Fisher DeBerry^[26]		Troy Calhoun^[27]
Alabama	Mike Shula^[28]	Joe Kines²⁸	Nick Saban^[29]
Army	Bobby Ross^[30]		Stan Brock³⁰
Arizona State	Dirk Koetter^[31]		Dennis Erickson^[32]
Boston College	Tom O'Brien^[33]		Jeff Jagodzinski^[34]
Central Michigan	Brian Kelly^[35]	Jeff Quinn^[36]	Butch Jones^[37]
Cincinnati	Mark Dantonio^[38]		Brian Kelly ³⁵
Florida International	Don Strock^[39]		Mario Cristobal^[40]
Idaho	Dennis Erickson^[41]		Robb Akey^[42]
Iowa State	Dan McCarney^[43]		Gene Chizik^[44]
Louisiana Tech	Jack Bicknell, Jr.^[45]		Derek Dooley^[46]
Louisville	Bobby Petrino^[47]		Steve Kragthorpe^[48]
Miami (FL)	Larry Coker^[49]		Randy Shannon^[50]
Michigan State	John L. Smith^[51]		Mark Dantonio^[38]
Minnesota	Glen Mason^[53]		Tim Brewster^[54]
North Carolina	John Bunting^[55]		Butch Davis^[56]
NC State	Chuck Amato^[57]		Tom O'Brien³³
North Texas	Darrell Dickey^[58]		Todd Dodge^[59]
Rice	Todd Graham^[60]		David Bailiff^[61]
Stanford	Walt Harris^[62]		Jim Harbaugh^[63]
Tulane	Chris Scelfo^[64]		Bob Toledo^[65]
Tulsa	Steve Kragthorpe⁴⁸		Todd Graham⁶⁰
UAB	Watson Brown^[66]		Neil Callaway^[67]

Notes and references

1. 2006-07 Bowl Schedule
2. Big Ten outlook Ty Allushuski
3. ESPN.com - NCF - 2006 College Football Rankings - Week 1
4. Preseason Top 25
5. THE GOLD SHEET PRESEASON TOP 25! Marshall, Bruce
6. Ten Minutes with Phil Steele
7.
8. Notre Dame will be the national champion
9. 2006 Rules Changes
10. Wisconsin finds loophole in speed-up rule
11. September's intriguing matchups
12. Key Dates
13. Top story lines for this weekend
14. Beck, BYU end No. 17 TCU's 13-game win streak
15. Tigers bringing big game atmosphere back to Death Valley
16. Most intriguing games remaining
17. The Dash breaks out the Adriana rating system Forde, Pat
18. Huge matchups in college football
19. Unlike other Division I FBS conferences, C-USA holds its championship game at a campus site, specifically the home field of the team with the best overall conference record.
20. College Football Awards
21. Buckeyes' Smith named AP Player of the Year
22. Leonard wins Draddy Trophy as top scholar athlete
23. Hughes wins Lott Trophy
24. Schiano Named Walter Camp Coach of the Year
25. Grobe beats out Schiano for AP coaching honor
26. Air Force coach DeBerry retires
27. Calhoun to replace DeBerry at Air Force
28. Alabama fires Shula, names Kines interim coach
29. After repeated denials, Saban takes Bama job
30. Ross to resign after 3-9 season
31. Bowl-bound Sun Devils fire Koetter as coach
32. Erickson to coach Sun Devils
33. O'Brien bound for N.C. State
34. Packers' Jagodzinski to take BC job
35. Central Michigan's Kelly accepts Cincinnati job
36. Central Michigan names Quinn interim coach
37. Central Michigan hires Butch Jones as head coach
38. Michigan State hires former Cincy coach Dantonio
39. Florida International coach resigns
40. Cristobal will be first Cuban-American coach in I-A
41. Idaho AD says Erickson leaving for Arizona State
42. Idaho to replace Erickson with Washington St. assistant
43. McCarney's resignation effective at season's end
44. Chizik leaves Longhorns staff to coach Iowa State
45. Bicknell fired after eight seasons at Louisiana Tech
46. Dolphins TE coach Dooley headed for La. Tech
47. Falcons nab Louisville's Petrino for head coach slot
48. Louisville, Tulsa's Kragthorpe have agreement
49. Coker fired by Miami after .500 season
50. Defensive coordinator Shannon new Miami coach
51. Michigan State coach John L. Smith out after season
52. Michigan State hires former Cincy coach Dantonio
53. Minnesota fires coach Mason after bowl debacle
54. Gophers taking off in a different direction
55. AD Baddour: Bunting lost 'numbers game' at UNC
56. Davis, eager to get to work, introduced in Chapel Hill
57. Amato's ouster caps Wolfpack's 0-7 finish to season
58. Dickey fired with 3 years remaining on contract
59. North Texas to hire Dodge from Carroll High
60. Rice's Graham accepts offer, will coach at Tulsa
61. Rice hires Texas State's Bailiff as head coach
62. Harris out as Cardinal coach following 1-11 season
63. Harbaugh takes over program that went 1-11
64. Tulane's rebuilding in football to go on without Scelfo
65. Toledo replaces Scelfo at Tulane
66. UAB's Brown accepts job at Tennessee Tech (DI-AA) Mark Schlabach
67. UAB lands Georgia coordinator Callaway

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2006 NCAA DIVISION I FBS FOOTBALL SEASON

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Bowl Games

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