2006 Utah Utes football team

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.

2006 Utah Utes football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2006 record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coachKyle Whittingham (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGary Andersen (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
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

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*
  • 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 Forcemtn.W 17–1427,611
November 251:30 PMNo. 21 BYU
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (The Holy War)
CSTV/mtn.L 31–3345,330
December 236:00 PMvs. Tulsa*ESPNW 25–1332,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1][2]

After the season

NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Eric WeddleSafety237San Diego Chargers
Paul SoliaiDefensive tackle4108Miami Dolphins

References

  1. "Season in Review" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  3. "NFL Draft History 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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