2006 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

2006 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
  • Randy Edsall (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorRob Ambrose (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Big East Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Louisville $   6 1     12 1  
No. 10 West Virginia   5 2     11 2  
No. 12 Rutgers   5 2     11 2  
South Florida   4 3     9 4  
Cincinnati   4 3     8 5  
Pittsburgh   2 5     6 6  
Connecticut   1 6     4 8  
Syracuse   1 6     4 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 pmRhode Island*
W 52–736,227
September 1612:00 pmWake Forest*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 13–2440,000
September 233:30 pmat Indiana*
W 14–727,256
September 3012:00 pmNavy*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 17–4140,000
October 77:00 pmat South FloridaL 16–3830,010
October 1412:00 pmArmy*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN+W 21–738,834
October 208:00 pmNo. 4 West Virginiadagger
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPNL 11–3740,000
October 298:00 pmat No. 16 RutgersESPNL 13–2441,077
November 113:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN+W 46–45 2OT40,000
November 1812:00 pmat SyracuseL 14–2035,079
November 2512:00 pmCincinnati
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 23–2637,515
December 212:00 pmat No. 7 LouisvilleESPNL 17–4838,476
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

After the season

NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 195 Deon Anderson Running back Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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