2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 0–12 0–7 Don Strock 5th Greg Briner 5th Pro-style Kevin Fouquier 1st Multiple FIU Stadium The 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Don Strock in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home game at FIU Stadium in Miami. The season was marred by the infamous brawl against the Miami Hurricanes in the seventh week of the season, which precipitated Strock's resignation. The Golden Panthers finished the 2006 season winless in twelve games, and were outscored by opponents 313 to 115. Their average of 9.6 points scored per game was the worst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) that year. Schedule Eastern August 31 6:00 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ESPN Plus 6–7 20,058 September 9 7:00 p.m. l y y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN360 20–21 27,114 September 16 6:00 p.m. l y Bowling Green FIU Stadium Miami, FL 28–33 15,212 September 23 6:00 p.m. l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 10–14 45,317 September 30 5:00 p.m. l Arkansas State FIU Stadium Miami, FL 6–31 15,174 October 7 6:00 p.m. l y North Texas Fouts Field Denton, TX CSS 22–25 7OT 15,123 October 14 7:00 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CSS 0–35 51,130 October 28 2:00 p.m. l y y Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL PPV 3–38 92,138 November 11 6:00 p.m. l Louisiana-Monroe FIU Stadium Miami, FL 0–35 15,009 November 18 5:00 p.m. l y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 7–17 15,134 November 25 7:00 p.m. l y Florida Atlantic Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Shula Bowl ESPN Plus 0–31 9,655 December 2 l Troy FIU Stadium Miami, FL 13–26 15,023 Florida International Panthers Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2229/season/2006 ESPN July 29, 2025 2006 Florida International Golden Panthers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-international/2006-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 29, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://fiusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 Florida International University Athletics July 29, 2025 NFL draftees The following FIU players were selected in the 2007 NFL draft: Player Round Pick Position NFL Club Antwan Barnes 4 134 Linebacker Baltimore Ravens Chandler Williams 7 233 Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings 2007 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC December 23, 2015 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20101128001844/http://www.pro-football-reference.com:80/years/2007/draft.htm 2010-11-28 References FIU Category:FIU Panthers football seasons FIU Golden Panthers football