2006 Connecticut Huskies football team
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| 2006 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 4–8 (1–6 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Ambrose (1st as OC, 5th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Todd Orlando (2nd as DC, 8th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Rentschler Field (40,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:30 pm | Rhode Island* | W 52–7 | 36,227 | ||
| September 16 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest* |
| L 13–24 | 40,000 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 pm | at Indiana* | W 14–7 | 27,256 | ||
| September 30 | 12:00 pm | Navy* |
| L 17–41 | 40,000 | |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida | L 16–38 | 30,010 | ||
| October 14 | 12:00 pm | Army* |
| ESPN+ | W 21–7 | 38,834 |
| October 20 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 West Virginia |
| ESPN | L 11–37 | 40,000 |
| October 29 | 8:00 pm | at No. 16 Rutgers | ESPN | L 13–24 | 41,077 | |
| November 11 | 3:30 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN+ | W 46–45 2OT | 40,000 |
| November 18 | 12:00 pm | at Syracuse | L 14–20 | 35,079 | ||
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | Cincinnati |
| L 23–26 | 37,515 | |
| December 2 | 12:00 pm | at No. 7 Louisville | ESPN | L 17–48 | 38,476 | |
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After the season[edit]
NFL draft[edit]
The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[1]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 6 | 195 | Deon Anderson | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
References[edit]
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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