2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season

American college football season March 2012 December 2025 2006 NCAA logo.svg 119 Ohio State August 31 – December 2 32 December 19, 2006 January 8, 2007 Bowl Championship Series 2007 BCS Championship Game University of Phoenix Stadium,Glendale, Arizona Florida Troy Smith (quarterback, Ohio State) The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 31, 2006, and ended on December 2, 2006. The postseason concluded on January 8, 2007, with the BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona, where the No. 2 Florida Gators defeated the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 41–14 to win the national title.2006–07 Bowl Schedule July 6, 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2473969 ESPN The Boise State Broncos were the year's only undefeated team in both levels of Division I football after defeating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. Rules changes The NCAA instituted the following rule changes for the 2006 season.NCAA http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/playingrules/football/2005/6-9-2006RulesChanges..pdf 2006 Rules Changes PDF September 25, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901023237/http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/playingrules/football/2005/6-9-2006RulesChanges..pdf September 1, 2006 dead mdy-all The NCAA ruled that teams could schedule twelve regular-season games (up from eleven) beginning in the 2006 season.https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/ncaa_football_season_expands_to_12_games/ College football season expands to 12 games Joyner James Outside The Beltway 2005-04-12 2016-12-11 (NCAA teams in Alaska and Hawaii, and their home opponents, are allowed to schedule an extra game over and above this limit.) 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. 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. 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 fifteen minutes, except for special ceremonies (i.e. homecoming). On a kickoff, the game clock starts when the ball is kicked rather than when the receiving team touches it. 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.USA Today http://usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-11-06-clock-loophole_x.htm?imw=Y Wisconsin finds loophole in speed-up rule November 10, 2006 Jack Carey November 7, 2006 On a change of possession, the clock starts when the referee marks the ball ready for play, instead of on the snap. This was the rule in the National Football League prior to 1973, and in high school football prior to 1996. 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. Regular season top 10 matchups Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted. Week 2 No. 1 Ohio State defeated No. 2 Texas, 24–7 (Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas) Week 3 No. 3 Auburn defeated No. 6 LSU, 7–3 (Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama) Week 6 No. 5 Florida defeated No. 9 LSU, 23–10 (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida) Week 10 No. 5/5 Louisville defeated No. 3/3 West Virginia, 44–34 (Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky) Week 12 No. 1/1 Ohio State defeated No. 2/2 Michigan, 42–39 (Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio) Week 13 No. 3/3 USC defeated No. 5/6 Notre Dame, 44–24 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California) No. 10/9 LSU defeated No. 6/5 Arkansas, 31–26 (War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas) Week 14 No. 4/4 Florida defeated No. 9/8 Arkansas, 38–28 (2006 SEC Championship Game, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia) Conference standings FCS team wins over FBS teams Italics denotes FCS teams. no no September 2 no 22 (FCS) Montana State Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado no 19–10 45,513 FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/fcs-wins-vs-fbs-teams-all-time-victories-upsets NCAA.com September 7, 2025 October 2, 2025 September 2 no Portland State New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico no 17–6 27,535 September 2 no 15 (FCS) Richmond Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina no 13–0 27,546 September 9 no 2 (FCS) New Hampshire Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois no 34–17 20,108 September 16 no 16 (FCS) Southern Illinois Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana no 35–28 31,156 September 23 no 14 (FCS) North Dakota State Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, Indiana no 29–24 10,285 October 28 no 9 (FCS) Cal Poly San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California no 16–14 20,974 Conference champions Conference championship games Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the games were played. ConferenceChampionRunner-upScoreSiteACCNo. 16 Wake ForestNo. 23 Georgia Tech9–6Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FloridaBig 12No. 8 OklahomaNo. 19 Nebraska21–7Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MissouriConference USAHoustonSouthern Miss34–20Robertson Stadium HoustonMACCentral MichiganOhio31–10Ford Field DetroitSECNo. 4 FloridaNo. 8 Arkansas38–28Georgia Dome Atlanta Other conference champions Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll. ConferenceWinner(s)Big EastNo. 6 LouisvilleBig TenNo. 1 Ohio StateMountain WestNo. 19 BYUPac-10No. 20 California, No. 8 USC*Sun BeltMiddle Tennessee, TroyWACNo. 9 Boise State * Received conference's automatic BCS bowl bid. BCS rankings progress 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in all of the BCS-component polls (AP, Coaches', USA Today) in the preseason and the 14 polls taken in the regular season. When the BCS rankings began on October 15, Ohio State was No. 1 on all 8 rankings released during the season. WEEKNo. 1No. 2EVENTOCT 15Ohio StateUSCOregon State 33, USC 31OCT 22Ohio StateMichiganOhio St 44, Minnesota 0OCT 29Ohio StateMichiganOhio St 17, Illinois 10NOV 5Ohio StateMichiganOhio St 54, Northwestern 10NOV 12Ohio StateMichiganOhio St 42, Michigan 39NOV 19Ohio StateMichiganOhio St 42, Michigan 39NOV 26Ohio StateUSCUCLA 13, USC 9DEC 3Ohio StateFloridaFlorida 38, Arkansas 28 Bowl games 2006–07 NCAA football bowl gamesWinners are listed in boldface. Bowl Championship Series The Bowl Championship Series selected the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams to play for the national championship on January 8. The 2006 season marked a change for the BCS system, as the BCS National Championship Game became a standalone bowl game for the first time, to be played at the site of one of the four BCS bowls (the Fiesta, Orange, Sugar, and Rose Bowls) on a rotating basis. Under the previous format used from 1998 to 2006, the BCS National Championship coincided with one of the BCS bowls. The 2007 BCS Championship Game was played in Glendale, Arizona, the week after the Fiesta Bowl had been played there. Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll. Bowl game Date Playing as visitor Playing as home ScoreBCS National Championship Game January 8 No. 2 Florida No. 1 Ohio State 41 – 14Sugar Bowl January 3 No. 11 Notre Dame No. 4 LSU 14 – 41Orange Bowl January 2 No. 5 Louisville No. 15 Wake Forest 24 – 13Fiesta Bowl January 1 No. 9 Boise State No. 7 Oklahoma 43 – 42 (OT)Rose Bowl January 1 No. 8 Southern California No. 3 Michigan 32 – 18 January bowl games Bowl game Day Playing as visitor Playing as home ScoreGMAC Bowl 7th Ohio Southern Mississippi 7 – 28International Bowl 6th Western Michigan Cincinnati 24 – 27Cotton Bowl 1st No. 10 Auburn No. 22 Nebraska 17 – 14Capital One Bowl 1st No. 12 Arkansas No. 6 Wisconsin 14 – 17 Gator Bowl 1st Georgia Tech No. 13 West Virginia 35 – 38 Outback Bowl 1st No. 17 Tennessee Penn State 10 – 20 December bowl games Bowl game Day Playing as visitor Playing as home ScoreMPC Computers Bowl 31st Miami Nevada 21 – 20Chick-fil-A Bowl 30th Georgia No. 14 Virginia Tech 31 – 24Alamo Bowl 30th No. 18 Texas Iowa 26 – 24Meineke Car Care Bowl 30th Navy No. 23 Boston College 24 – 25Champs Sports Bowl 29th Purdue Maryland 7 – 24Insight Bowl 29th Texas Tech Minnesota 44 – 41Liberty Bowl 29th Houston South Carolina 36 – 44Sun Bowl 29th No. 24 Oregon State Missouri 39 – 38Music City Bowl 29th Clemson Kentucky 20 – 28Holiday Bowl 28th No. 21 Texas A&M No. 20 California 10 – 45Texas Bowl 28th No. 16 Rutgers Kansas State 37 – 10Independence Bowl 28th Oklahoma State Alabama 34 – 31Emerald Bowl 27th Florida State UCLA 44 – 27Motor City Bowl 26th Middle Tennessee Central Michigan 14 – 31Hawaii Bowl 24th Arizona State Hawaii 24 – 41Armed Forces Bowl 23rd Tulsa Utah 13 – 25New Mexico Bowl 23rd New Mexico San José State 12 – 20PapaJohns.com Bowl 23rd South Florida East Carolina 24 – 7New Orleans Bowl 22nd Rice Troy 17 – 41Las Vegas Bowl 21st No. 19 BYU Oregon 38 – 8Poinsettia Bowl 19th Northern Illinois No. 25 TCU 7 – 37 Bowl Challenge Cup standings Conference Wins Losses Pct.Big East Conference 5 0 1.000Mountain West Conference 3 1 .750Western Athletic Conference 3 1 .750Southeastern Conference 6 3 .667Atlantic Coast Conference 4 4 .500Pacific-10 Conference 3 3 .500Sun Belt Conference 1 1 .500Big 12 Conference 3 5 .375Big Ten Conference 2 5 .286Mid-American Conference 1 3 .250Conference USA 1 4 .200Independents 0 2 .000 Awards and honors Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Troy Smith Ohio State QB 801 62 13 2,540 Darren McFadden Arkansas RB 45 298 147 878 Brady Quinn Notre Dame QB 13 276 191 782 Steve Slaton West Virginia RB 6 51 94 214 Mike Hart Michigan RB 5 58 79 210 Colt Brennan Hawaii QB 6 44 96 202 Ray Rice Rutgers RB 1 16 44 79 Ian Johnson Boise State RB 1 13 44 73 Dwayne Jarrett USC WR 1 11 22 47 Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR 1 8 24 43 Other major award winners Walter Camp Award (top player): Troy Smith, Ohio State https://www.espn.com/college-football/awards?year=2006 College Football Awards ESPN December 31, 2006 Maxwell Award (top player): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award: Troy Smith, Ohio StateDecember 19, 2006 Buckeyes' Smith named AP Player of the Year https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2702561 December 31, 2006 ESPN.com Associated Press Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Paul Posluszny, Penn State Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Dan Mozes, West Virginia Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Troy Smith, Ohio State Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Patrick Willis, Ole Miss Doak Walker Award (running back): Darren McFadden, Arkansas Draddy Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Brian Leonard, RutgersLeonard wins Draddy Trophy as top scholar athlete https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2687846 ESPN December 5, 2006 December 31, 2006 Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Aaron Ross, Texas John Mackey Award (tight end): Matt Spaeth, Minnesota Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback): Brady Quinn, Notre Dame Lombardi Award (top lineman): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Dante Hughes, CaliforniaHughes wins Lott Trophy http://sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9863804 SportsLine.com December 10, 2006 December 31, 2006 https://archive.today/20120718205529/http://sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9863804 July 18, 2012 dead mdy-all Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Art Carmody, Louisville Manning Award (quarterback): JaMarcus Russell, LSU Mosi Tatupu Award (special teams): A. 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Trapasso, Ohio State Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Joe Thomas, Wisconsin Ray Guy Award (punter): Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): LaMarr Woodley, Michigan The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Greg Schiano, RutgersSchiano Named Walter Camp Coach of the Year http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121206abq.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080401014820/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121206abq.html dead April 1, 2008 CSTV.com December 12, 2006 December 31, 2006 Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Grobe, Wake ForestGrobe beats out Schiano for AP coaching honor https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2703784 ESPN December 20, 2006 December 31, 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Chris Petersen, Boise State Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach): Greg Schiano, Rutgers Broyles Award (assistant coach): Bud Foster, Virginia Tech Postseason coaching changes Team Former coach Interim New coachAir ForceFisher DeBerryhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2698568 Air Force coach DeBerry retires ESPN December 15, 2006 December 15, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061217091240/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2698568 December 17, 2006 liveTroy Calhounhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2706195 Calhoun to replace DeBerry at Air Force ESPN December 22, 2006 December 22, 2006Alabama Mike Shulahttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2677110 Alabama fires Shula, names Kines interim coach ESPN November 28, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061202123610/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2677110 December 2, 2006 live Joe Kines Nick Sabanhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2718488 After repeated denials, Saban takes Bama job ESPN January 3, 2007 January 3, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070104195108/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2718488 January 4, 2007 liveArmyBobby Rosshttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2747067 Ross to resign after 3–9 season ESPN January 29, 2007 January 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070203050005/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2747067 February 3, 2007 liveStan BrockArizona StateDirk Koetterhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2676742 Bowl-bound Sun Devils fire Koetter as coach ESPN November 27, 2006 December 8, 2006Dennis Ericksonhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2694151 Erickson to coach Sun Devils ESPN December 12, 2006 December 14, 2006Boston CollegeTom O'Brienhttp://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/BREAKING/61207020 O'Brien bound for N.C. State Star-News December 7, 2006 December 8, 2006 September 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042614/http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061207%2FBREAKING%2F61207020 dead Frank Spaziani Jeff JagodzinskiSources: Packers' Jagodzinski to take BC job ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2701480 Joe Schad December 18, 2006 December 18, 2006Central MichiganBrian Kellyhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2685350 Central Michigan's Kelly accepts Cincinnati job ESPN December 3, 2006 December 8, 2006 Jeff Quinnhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2686319 Central Michigan names Quinn interim coach ESPN December 4, 2006 December 8, 2006Butch Joneshttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2721429 Central Michigan hires Butch Jones as head coach ESPN January 5, 2007 January 8, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070108062300/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2721429 January 8, 2007 liveCincinnatiMark Dantoniohttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2677122 Michigan State hires former Cincy coach Dantonio ESPN November 27, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061213204135/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2677122 December 13, 2006 liveBrian KellyFlorida InternationalDon Strockhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2663579 Florida International coach resigns ESPN November 15, 2006 December 8, 2006Mario Cristobalhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2702172 Cristobal will be first Cuban-American coach in I-A ESPN December 19, 2006 December 19, 2006IdahoDennis Ericksonhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2692505 Idaho AD says Erickson leaving for Arizona State ESPN December 11, 2006 December 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061215084046/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2692505 December 15, 2006 liveRobb Akeyhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2702867 Idaho replaces Erickson with Washington St. assistant ESPN December 19, 2006 December 19, 2006Iowa StateDan McCarneyhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2654565 McCarney's resignation effective at season's end ESPN November 8, 2006 December 8, 2006Gene Chizikhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2676900 Chizik leaves Longhorns staff to coach Iowa State ESPN November 27, 2006 December 8, 2006Louisiana TechJack Bicknell IIIhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2685761 Bicknell fired after eight seasons at Louisiana Tech ESPN December 5, 2006 December 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061215121426/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2685761 December 15, 2006 liveDerek Dooleyhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2700339&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines Dolphins TE coach Dooley headed for La. Tech ESPN December 17, 2006 December 17, 2006LouisvilleBobby Petrinohttps://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 Falcons nab Louisville's Petrino for head coach slot ESPN January 7, 2007 January 7, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070109085842/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 January 9, 2007 liveSteve Kragthorpehttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2725322 Louisville, Tulsa's Kragthorpe have agreement Forde Pat ESPN January 9, 2007 January 9, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070116110632/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2725322 January 16, 2007 liveMiami (FL)Larry Cokerhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2674282 Coker fired by Miami after .500 season ESPN November 25, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061128112353/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2674282 November 28, 2006 liveRandy Shannonhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2690489 Defensive coordinator Shannon new Miami coach ESPN December 8, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061212000427/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2690489 December 12, 2006 liveMichigan StateJohn L. Smithhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2645774 Michigan State coach John L. Smith out after season ESPN November 2, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061108135753/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2645774 November 8, 2006 live Mark DantonioMinnesotaGlen Masonhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2715640 Minnesota fires coach Mason after bowl debacle ESPN December 31, 2006 2006-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20070102022350/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2715640 January 2, 2007 liveTim Brewsterhttp://www.startribune.com/512/story/939076.html Gophers taking off in a different direction startribune.com January 16, 2007 January 18, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070118095241/http://www.startribune.com/512/story/939076.html January 18, 2007 dead North CarolinaJohn Buntinghttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2636052 AD Baddour: Bunting lost 'numbers game' at UNC ESPN October 23, 2006 December 8, 2006Butch Davishttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2678005 Davis, eager to get to work, introduced in Chapel Hill ESPN November 27, 2006 December 8, 2006NC StateChuck Amatohttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2676855 Amato's ouster caps Wolfpack's 0–7 finish to season ESPN November 27, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061205233020/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2676855 December 5, 2006 live Tom O'BrienNorth TexasDarrell Dickeyhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2654445 Dickey fired with 3 years remaining on contract ESPN November 8, 2006 December 8, 2006Todd Dodgehttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2695177 North Texas to hire Dodge from Carroll High ESPN December 12, 2006 December 12, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061231204105/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2695177 December 31, 2006 liveRiceTodd Grahamhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2728375 Rice's Graham accepts offer, will coach at Tulsa ESPN January 12, 2007 January 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070114070210/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2728375 January 14, 2007 liveDavid Bailiffhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2735636 Rice hires Texas State's Bailiff as head coach ESPN January 18, 2007 January 19, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070122102520/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2735636 January 22, 2007 liveStanfordWalt Harrishttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2685975 Harris out as Cardinal coach following 1–11 season ESPN December 6, 2006 December 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061209051403/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2685975 December 9, 2006 liveJim Harbaughhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2701748 Harbaugh takes over program that went 1–11 ESPN December 18, 2006 December 18, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070104053135/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2701748 January 4, 2007 liveTulaneChris Scelfohttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2679246 Tulane's rebuilding in football to go on without Scelfo ESPN November 29, 2006 December 8, 2006Bob Toledohttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2693869 Toledo replaces Scelfo at Tulane ESPN December 12, 2006 December 14, 2006TulsaSteve KragthorpeTodd GrahamUABWatson Brownhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2691741 UAB's Brown accepts job at Tennessee Tech (DI-AA) December 9, 2006 December 14, 2006 ESPN Mark Schlabach https://web.archive.org/web/20070125151228/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2691741 January 25, 2007 liveNeil Callawayhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2699971 UAB lands Georgia coordinator Callaway ESPN December 16, 2006 December 16, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070125151205/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2699971 January 25, 2007 live Attendances # Team G Total Average 1 Michigan 7 770,183 110,026 2 Penn State 7 752,972 107,567 3 Tennessee 7 740,521 105,789 4 Ohio State 7 735,674 105,096 5 Georgia 7 649,222 92,746 6 LSU 8 737,696 92,212 7 Alabama 8 737,104 92,138 8 Southern California 6 548,880 91,480 9 Florida 7 632,866 90,409 10 Texas 7 619,534 88,505 11 Auburn 8 680,506 85,063 12 Nebraska 7 595,309 85,044 13 Oklahoma 6 507,366 84,561 14 Clemson 7 580,942 82,992 15 Wisconsin 7 569,576 81,368 16 Notre Dame 7 565,565 80,795 17 Florida State 8 644,256 80,532 18 Texas A&M 7 531,894 75,985 19 South Carolina 7 529,412 75,630 20 Arkansas 6 443,368 73,895 21 Michigan State 7 495,731 70,819 22 Iowa 7 494,095 70,585 23 Virginia Tech 8 529,864 66,233 24 UCLA 7 454,683 64,955 25 California 7 450,223 64,318 26 BYU 6 363,146 60,524 27 West Virginia 7 411,408 58,773 28 Oregon 6 350,267 58,378 29 Virginia 6 346,389 57,732 30 Washington 6 344,897 57,483 31 Kentucky 7 401,307 57,330 32 NC State 7 395,779 56,540 33 Missouri 7 391,424 55,918 34 Arizona 7 390,589 55,798 35 Purdue 7 388,198 55,457 36 Arizona State 6 327,369 54,562 37 Mississippi 7 376,604 53,801 38 Minnesota 6 313,239 52,207 39 Texas Tech 6 305,243 50,874 40 Georgia Tech 7 354,321 50,617 41 Maryland 7 345,752 49,393 42 North Carolina 7 342,000 48,857 43 Kansas State 8 373,547 46,693 44 Iowa State 7 323,197 46,171 45 Colorado 6 276,286 46,048 46 Kansas 7 308,961 44,137 47 Illinois 7 304,118 43,445 48 Pittsburgh 7 303,138 43,305 49 Utah 6 259,675 43,279 50 UTEP 6 254,662 42,444 51 Miami Hurricanes 7 293,359 41,908 52 Stanford 5 208,710 41,742 53 Mississippi State 7 290,688 41,527 54 Louisville 6 248,891 41,482 55 Rutgers 6 246,675 41,113 56 Oklahoma State 6 245,726 40,954 57 Oregon State 7 285,808 40,830 58 Connecticut 7 272,576 38,939 59 Boston College 7 271,903 38,843 60 Fresno State 6 231,307 38,551 61 Air Force 6 228,206 38,034 62 Syracuse 6 223,577 37,263 63 East Carolina 6 223,006 37,168 64 Baylor 7 259,559 37,080 65 Hawaii 8 292,708 36,589 66 Vanderbilt 6 209,168 34,861 67 Washington State 7 242,698 34,671 68 Navy 5 166,375 33,275 69 Indiana 7 231,443 33,063 70 Wake Forest 6 195,091 32,515 71 Memphis 7 227,077 32,440 72 TCU 6 191,557 31,926 73 UCF 7 220,980 31,569 74 Army 5 153,469 30,694 75 Boise State 6 182,718 30,453 76 South Florida 6 181,333 30,222 77 San Diego State 6 175,364 29,227 78 Southern Miss 6 173,963 28,994 79 New Mexico 7 200,431 28,633 80 Northwestern 6 167,973 27,996 81 Marshall 5 130,155 26,031 82 Colorado State 5 120,916 24,183 83 UAB 6 138,835 23,139 84 Middle Tennessee State 5 110,185 22,037 85 Houston 8 175,277 21,910 86 Central Michigan 5 107,817 21,563 87 Tulsa 6 128,186 21,364 88 Troy 5 104,048 20,810 89 Northern Illinois 6 124,623 20,771 90 Cincinnati 7 142,613 20,373 91 Toledo 6 121,863 20,311 92 Duke 7 137,061 19,580 93 UNLV 6 115,442 19,240 94 Wyoming 6 114,653 19,109 95 Arkansas State 5 95,344 19,069 96 Tulane 5 94,710 18,942 97 San Jose State 7 131,978 18,854 98 Western Michigan 5 93,124 18,625 99 Louisiana–Monroe 5 111,564 18,594 100 New Mexico State 7 123,172 17,596 101 Kent State 5 85,018 17,004 102 Bowling Green 4 67,335 16,834 103 Nevada 6 100,367 16,728 104 Ohio 5 83,622 16,724 105 Buffalo 5 82,084 16,417 106 Akron 5 80,658 16,132 107 Temple 4 63,241 15,810 108 North Texas 5 78,249 15,650 109 SMU 6 92,565 15,428 110 Miami RedHawks 5 76,219 15,244 111 Florida International 5 75,552 15,110 112 Ball State 6 90,367 15,061 113 Rice 4 59,041 14,760 114 Eastern Michigan 4 58,934 14,734 115 Louisiana Tech 5 72,928 14,586 116 Idaho 5 72,717 14,543 117 Louisiana–Lafayette 6 87,096 14,516 118 Utah State 5 56,800 11,360 119 Florida Atlantic 5 46,382 9,276 Source:2006 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2006.pdf See also FIU–Miami football brawl References