2006 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONFlorida13–1 overall
HEISMANTroy SmithOhio State · QB
BEST QBTroy SmithOhio State · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKJaMarcus RussellLSU · Oakland Raiders, 2007 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 9, 2007BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT GLENDALE AZFlorida 41, Ohio State 14
Jan 3, 2007SUGAR BOWL AT NEW ORLEANS LALSU 41, Notre Dame 14
Jan 2, 2007ORANGE BOWL AT MIAMI FLLouisville 24, Wake Forest 13
Jan 2, 2007FIESTA BOWL AT GLENDALE AZBoise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT)
Jan 1, 2007ROSE BOWL AT PASADENA CAUSC 32, Michigan 18
Jan 1, 2007COTTON BOWL AT DALLAS TXAuburn 17, Nebraska 14
Dec 30, 2006Peach BowlGeorgia 31, Virginia Tech 24

2006 STANDINGS

19 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Wake Forest finished atop the 2006 ACC standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wake Forest7–211–3LOU 24–13 WAKE
Georgia Tech7–29–5WVU 38–35 GT
Virginia Tech6–29–3UGA 31–24 VT
Boston College5–310–3BC 25–24 NAVY
Maryland5–39–4MD 24–7 PUR
Clemson5–38–5UK 28–20 CLEM
Virginia4–45–7–
Florida State3–57–6FSU 44–27 UCLA
Miami3–57–6MIA 21–20 NEV
NC State2–63–9–
North Carolina2–63–9–
Duke0–80–12–

ATLANTIC 10

Massachusetts finished atop the 2006 Atlantic 10 standings at 9–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Massachusetts9–010–1
James Madison7–18–3
Delaware4–55–5

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2006 Big 12 standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma8–111–3BOIS 43–42 OU
Texas6–210–3TEX 26–24 IOWA
Nebraska6–39–5AUB 17–14 NEB
Texas A&M5–39–4CAL 45–10 TA&M
Missouri4–48–5ORST 39–38 MIZ
Texas Tech4–48–5TTU 44–41 MINN
Kansas State4–47–6RUTG 37–10 KSU
Oklahoma State3–57–6OKST 34–31 ALA
Kansas3–56–6–
Baylor3–54–8–
Colorado2–62–10–
Iowa State1–74–8–

BIG EAST

Louisville finished atop the 2006 Big East standings at 6–1 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Louisville6–112–1LOU 24–13 WAKE
West Virginia5–211–2WVU 38–35 GT
Rutgers5–211–2RUTG 37–10 KSU
South Florida4–39–4USF 24–7 ECU
Cincinnati4–38–5CIN 27–24 WMU
Pittsburgh2–56–6–
UConn1–64–8–
Syracuse1–64–8–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2006 Big Sky standings at 4–4 in conference play (4–7 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State4–44–7

BIG SOUTH

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2006 Big South standings at 4–0 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Coastal Carolina4–09–3
Liberty2–25–5

BIG TEN

Wisconsin finished atop the 2006 Big Ten standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wisconsin8–112–1WIS 17–14 ARK
Ohio State8–012–1FLA 41–14 OSU
Michigan7–211–2USC 32–18 MICH
Penn State5–39–4PSU 20–10 TENN
Purdue5–38–6MD 24–7 PUR
Minnesota3–66–7TTU 44–41 MINN
Indiana3–55–7–
Iowa2–66–7TEX 26–24 IOWA
Northwestern2–64–8–
Michigan State1–74–8–
Illinois1–72–10–

CUSA

Houston finished atop the 2006 CUSA standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Houston8–110–4SC 44–36 HOU
Southern Miss6–39–5USM 28–7 OHIO
Rice6–27–6TROY 41–17 RICE
Tulsa5–38–5UTAH 25–13 TLSA
East Carolina5–37–6USF 24–7 ECU
SMU4–46–6–
Marshall4–44–7–
UTEP3–55–7–
UCF3–54–8–
Tulane2–64–8–
UAB2–63–9–
Memphis1–72–10–

GREAT WEST

North Dakota State finished atop the 2006 Great West standings at 3–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State0–03–1

MAC

Central Michigan finished atop the 2006 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Central Michigan8–110–4CMU 31–14 MTSU
Ohio7–29–5USM 28–7 OHIO
Western Michigan6–28–5CIN 27–24 WMU
Northern Illinois5–37–6TCU 37–7 NIU
Kent State5–36–6–
Ball State5–35–7–
Akron3–55–7–
Toledo3–55–7–
Bowling Green3–54–8–
Miami (OH)2–62–10–
Buffalo1–72–10–
Eastern Michigan1–71–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

BYU finished atop the 2006 Mountain West standings at 9–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
BYU9–111–2BYU 38–8 ORE
TCU6–211–2TCU 37–7 NIU
Utah5–48–5UTAH 25–13 TLSA
Wyoming5–36–6–
New Mexico4–46–7SJSU 20–12 UNM
Air Force3–54–8–
San Diego State3–63–9–
Colorado State1–74–8–
UNLV1–72–10–

MVFC

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2006 MVFC standings at 4–3 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Western Kentucky4–36–5
Missouri State1–62–9

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2006 OVC standings at 5–3 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State5–36–5

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2006 Pacific 10 standings at 8–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC8–211–2USC 32–18 MICH
California8–210–3CAL 45–10 TA&M
Oregon State6–310–4ORST 39–38 MIZ
UCLA6–47–6FSU 44–27 UCLA
Arizona5–56–6–
Arizona State4–57–6HAW 41–24 ASU
Oregon4–67–6BYU 38–8 ORE
Washington State4–56–6–
Washington3–65–7–
Stanford1–81–11–

SEC

Florida finished atop the 2006 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida8–113–1FLA 41–14 OSU
Arkansas7–210–4WIS 17–14 ARK
Auburn6–211–2AUB 17–14 NEB
LSU6–211–2LSU 41–14 ND
Tennessee5–39–4PSU 20–10 TENN
Georgia4–49–4UGA 31–24 VT
Kentucky4–48–5UK 28–20 CLEM
South Carolina3–58–5SC 44–36 HOU
Alabama2–66–7OKST 34–31 ALA
Ole Miss2–64–8–
Vanderbilt1–74–8–
Mississippi State1–73–9–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2006 SoCon standings at 7–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State7–012–1
Georgia Southern2–53–8

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2006 Southland standings at 4–2 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston4–26–5
Texas State3–35–6

SUN BELT

Troy finished atop the 2006 Sun Belt standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Troy6–18–5TROY 41–17 RICE
Middle Tennessee6–17–6CMU 31–14 MTSU
Arkansas State4–36–6–
Florida Atlantic4–35–7–
Louisiana3–46–6–
UL Monroe3–44–8–
North Texas2–53–9–
Florida International0–70–12–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2006 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–013–0BOIS 43–42 OU
Hawai'i7–111–3HAW 41–24 ASU
San José State5–39–4SJSU 20–12 UNM
Nevada5–38–5MIA 21–20 NEV
Fresno State4–44–8–
New Mexico State2–64–8–
Louisiana Tech1–73–10–
Utah State1–71–11–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 2006 independents at 10–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame10–3LSU 41–14 ND
Navy9–4BC 25–24 NAVY
Army3–9–
Temple1–11–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

25 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 7, 2007GMAC BOWL AT MOBILE ALSouthern Miss 28, Ohio 7
Jan 6, 2007INTERNATIONAL BOWL AT TORONTO ONCincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24
Jan 1, 2007GATOR BOWL AT JACKSONVILLE FLWest Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
Jan 1, 2007CAPITAL ONE BOWL AT ORLANDO FLWisconsin 17, Arkansas 14
Jan 1, 2007OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FLPenn State 20, Tennessee 10
Dec 31, 2006Postseason gameMiami 21, Nevada 20
Dec 30, 2006Postseason gameTexas 26, Iowa 24
Dec 30, 2006Postseason gameBoston College 25, Navy 24
Dec 30, 2006Postseason gameMaryland 24, Purdue 7
Dec 29, 2006Postseason gameTexas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (OT)
Dec 29, 2006Postseason gameSouth Carolina 44, Houston 36
Dec 29, 2006Postseason gameOregon State 39, Missouri 38
Dec 29, 2006Postseason gameKentucky 28, Clemson 20
Dec 29, 2006Postseason gameRutgers 37, Kansas State 10
Dec 28, 2006Postseason gameCalifornia 45, Texas A&M 10
Dec 28, 2006Postseason gameOklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
Dec 28, 2006Postseason gameFlorida State 44, UCLA 27
Dec 27, 2006Postseason gameCentral Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee 14
Dec 24, 2006Postseason gameHawai'i 41, Arizona State 24
Dec 23, 2006Postseason gameUtah 25, Tulsa 13
Dec 23, 2006Postseason gameSan José State 20, New Mexico 12
Dec 23, 2006Postseason gameSouth Florida 24, East Carolina 7
Dec 22, 2006Postseason gameTroy 41, Rice 17
Dec 21, 2006Postseason gameBYU 38, Oregon 8
Dec 19, 2006Postseason gameTCU 37, Northern Illinois 7