2006 Utah Utes football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGary Andersen (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 BYU $   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 22 TCU   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Utah   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wyoming   5 – 3     6 – 6  
New Mexico   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   3 – 5     4 – 8  
San Diego State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Colorado State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UNLV   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 2nd year head football coach Kyle Whittingham. The Utes played their homes games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 pmat UCLA*
FSNL 10–3159,709
September 96:00 pmNorthern Arizona*
mtn.W 45–743,327
September 166:05 pmat Utah State*
KJZZW 48–020,082
September 236:00 pmat San Diego State
mtn.W 38–753,794
September 301:00 pmNo. 22 Boise State*dagger
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
VersusL 3–3645,222
October 57:00 pmTCU
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
VersusW 20–743,790
October 141:00 pmat Wyoming
mtn.L 15–3120,806
October 197:00 pmat New Mexico
mtn.L 31–3423,471
October 282:00 pmUNLV
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
mtn.W 45–2342,474
November 1112:00 pmColorado State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
VersusW 35–2239,532
November 185:30 pmat Air Force
mtn.W 17–1427,611
November 251:30 pmNo. 21 BYU
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
CSTV/mtn.L 31–3345,330
December 236:00 pmvs. Tulsa*
ESPNW 25–1332,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players taken in the 2007 NFL Draft:[3]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Eric Weddle Safety 2 37 San Diego Chargers
Paul Soliai Defensive tackle 4 108 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ "Season in Review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "NFL Draft History 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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