2006 Capital One Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 2006 Capital One Bowl 2005 Wisconsin Badgers University of Wisconsin Auburn Tigers Auburn University 9–3 Big Ten 9–2 SEC Barry Alvarez Tommy Tuberville 21 20 18 7 7 9 10 7 0 7 0 0 3 7 January 2 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida RB Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin Auburn by 10.5 Ron Cherry (ACC) 57,221http://www.fcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11300&ATCLID=619680 Capital One Bowl HistoryAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 4.25 million ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, and Holly Rowe The 2006 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Auburn Tigers on January 2, 2006, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Despite the odds against them, Wisconsin defeated the higher ranked Tigers, 24-10.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=260020002 https://web.archive.org/web/20060218124706/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=260020002 dead February 18, 2006 Badgers win Capital One Bowl in Alvarez's final game Prior to the bowl game, Barry Alvarez announced that he would be stepping down as head coach of Wisconsin after 16 seasons and eight bowl victories in order to focus his attention on his duties as the athletic director at the university. Brian Calhoun, the MVP of the game, rushed 30 times for 213 yards and a 33-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Badgers. This would turn out to be his last collegiate football game as Calhoun opted to forgo his senior year in favor of entering the NFL draft. Badgers QB John Stocco threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Wisconsin wide receiver Brandon Williams caught six passes for 173 yards and a touchdown in addition to 35 yards rushing. Despite having the top offense in the Southeastern Conference, Auburn was not able to establish themselves against the Badgers defense. In the 2005 season, Auburn had not been shut out in the first half. Overall, Auburn's offense was outgained by Wisconsin by over two to one. Statistics Statistics Wisconsin Auburn 1st downs 24 19 Total yards 548 236 Passing yards 301 137 Rushing yards 247 99 Penalties 7-56 5-35 3rd down conversions 7–15 4-14 4th down conversions 0-0 2-2 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:48 29:12 Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterWIS – Brandon Williams 30 Yd Pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55WIS 7-0WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19 Yd FG, 0:21WIS 10-0 2nd QuarterWIS – Owen Daniels 13 Yd Pass From John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19WIS 17-0 3rd QuarterAUB – John Vaughn 19 Yd FG, 11:54WIS 17-3 4th QuarterAUB – Courtney Taylor 9 Yd Pass From Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49WIS 17-10WIS – Brian Calhoun 33 Yd Run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22WIS 24-10 References Capital One Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Auburn Tigers football bowl games Category:Wisconsin Badgers football bowl games Capital One Bowl Capital One Bowl