2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
2006 record6–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coachDave Wannstedt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
(Capacity: 65,050)
2006 Big East Conference football standings
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  0 –6     0 –8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Virginia*
ESPNUW 38–1346,758
September 88:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPN2W 33–1520,611
September 1612:00 p.m.Michigan State*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 23–3847,956
September 231:30 p.m.The Citadel*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN360W 51–630,069
September 3012:00 p.m.Toledo*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNUW 45–331,212
October 712:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ESPN+W 21–1141,870
October 138:00 p.m.at UCF*
ESPNW 52–735,858
October 215:45 p.m.No. 15 Rutgers
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN2L 10–2049,620
November 412:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPN+L 12–2235,671
November 1112:00 p.m.at Connecticut
ESPN+L 45–46 2OT40,000
November 167:30 p.m.No. 10 West Virginia
ESPNL 27–4555,642
November 253:30 p.m.No. 8 Louisville
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 24–4841,881
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff
2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Dave Wannstedt – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive Line
  • Greg Gattuso – Defensive Line
  • Aubrey Hill – Receivers
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive Line/Special Teams
  • David Walker – Running Backs
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Mike Antonoplos – Student-Athlete Development Coordinator
  • Brian Angelichio – Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends
  • Jeff Hafley – Defensive Graduate Assistant/Secondary
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Mike Kent – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Darren Honeycutt – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Darrelle RevisDefensive Back114New York Jets
Clint SessionLinebacker4136Indianapolis Colts
H. B. BladesLinebacker6179Washington Redskins

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References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2007.htm
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