2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 8–5 4–3 Mark Dantonio 3rd regular season Brian Kelly bowl game Don Treadwell 3rd Multiple Pat Narduzzi 3rd 4–3 Nippert Stadium International Bowl champion International Bowl W Won 27–24 vs. Western Michigan 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. Schedule 2006 AP Eastern September 2 7:30 pm w y 2006 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 31–0 18,792 September 8 8:00 pm l Pittsburgh Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 15–33 20,611 September 16 12:00 pm l y y Ohio State 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 7–37 105,037 September 23 12:00 pm l y y Virginia Tech 11 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 13–29 66,233 September 30 3:30 pm w y Miami (OH) Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Victory Bell 24–10 21,248 October 7 3:30 pm w y Akron Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN360 20–14 18,123 October 14 3:30 pm l y Louisville 7 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY The Keg of Nails ESPNU 17–24 41,549 October 22 8:00 pm w South Florida Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 23–6 15,889 October 28 12:00 pm w y Syracuse Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN Plus 17–3 20,146 November 11 12:00 pm l y West Virginia 10 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN2 24–42 57,174 November 18 7:45 pm w Rutgers 7 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 30–11 27,804 November 25 12:00 pm w y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN Plus 26–23 37,515 January 6 12:00 pm w y y Western Michigan Rogers Centre Toronto, ON International Bowl ESPN2 27–24 26,717 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football schedule https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 gobearcats.com University of Cincinnati Athletics Awards and milestones Big East Conference honors Offensive player of the week Week 9: Dustin Grutza Defensive player of the week Week 8: Kevin McCullough Week 12: DeAngelo Smith Big East Conference All-Conference First Team Terrill Byrd, DL Kevin McCullough, LB Dominic Ross, DB https://gobearcats.com/documents/2011/9/2/11FB_Supplement.pdf 2011 Cincinnati Media Guide University of Cincinnati Athletics December 22, 2018 Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team Brent Celek, TE Trevor Canfield, OL Mike Mickens, DB Players in the 2007 NFL draft 2007 NFL draft 2 Cincinnati Bearcats Player Position Round Pick NFL club John Bowie CB 4 110 Oakland Raiders Brent Celek TE 5 162 Philadelphia Eagles References Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Category:International Bowl champion seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football