2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 3–9 2–6 John Bunting 6th Frank Cignetti Jr. 1st Pro-style Marvin Sanders 3rd 4–3 Melik Brown Ronnie McGill Kareen Taylor Kenan Memorial Stadium The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. Schedule 2006 AP Eastern September 2 3:30 p.m. l y Rutgers Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC 16–21 50,000 September 9 12:00 p.m. l Virginia Tech 16 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN 10–35 57,000 September 16 7:00 p.m. w y Furman 4 (FCS) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 45–42 47,000 McGill carries the load, senior helps Heels survive a scare The News and Observer September 17, 2006 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110149534/mcgill-carries-the-load-senior-helps-he/ September 24, 2022 Newspapers.com September 23 12:00 p.m. l y Clemson 19 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN360 7–52 81,886 October 7 12:00 p.m. l y Miami Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL LFS 7–27 29,621 October 14 12:00 p.m. l y South Florida Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 20–37 44,000 October 19 7:30 p.m. l y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry ESPN 0–23 56,632 October 28 3:30 p.m. l Wake Forest 24 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry ESPNU 17–24 49,000 November 4 2:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame 11 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 26–45 80,795 November 11 12:00 p.m. l y Georgia Tech 19 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC LFS 0–7 41,000 November 18 12:00 p.m. w NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry LFS 23–9 54,000 November 25 12:00 p.m. w y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell ESPN360 45–44 24,478 "2006-2007 Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20110519180454/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/unc-m-footbl-sched-2006.html 2011-05-19 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008. Coaching staff The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason."Carolina To Make Football Coaching Change For 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080719001916/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102206aaa.html 2008-07-19 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008."Carolina Names Butch Davis New Football Coach https://web.archive.org/web/20081118224656/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111306aaa.html 2008-11-18 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008. Name Position "2006 North Carolina Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20071202082753/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081406aae.html 2007-12-02 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008. Seasons in Position John Bunting Head coach 6th Dave Brock Assistant head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator 2nd Ken Browning Defensive tackles 13th Frank Cignetti Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 1st Jeff Connors Strength and conditioning coordinator 6th John Gutekunst Assistant head coach / tight ends 3rd Danny Pearman Defensive ends 1st Andre' Powell Special teams coordinator / running backs 6th Marvin Sanders Defensive coordinator / defensive backs 3rd Tommy Thigpen Linebackers 2nd Mark Weber Offensive Line 1st Chad Scott Graduate assistant 1st Team statistics Passing leaders Cmp Att Yds TD Int Joe Dailey 112 195 1316 7 10 Cameron Sexton 57 136 840 4 8 Rushing leaders Car Yds Long TD Ronnie McGill 192 790 48 7 Barrington Edwards 91 330 34 2 Justin Warren 7 77 23 1 Receiving leaders Rec Yds Long TD Hakeem Nicks 39 660 83 4 Brooks Foster 38 486 39 2 Jesse Holley 37 466 50 2 Kicking XPM XPA FGM FGM Long Pts Connor Barth 24 24 10 10 54 54 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football