2006 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

2006 Utah Utes football

Armed Forces Bowl champion

Armed Forces Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Tulsa

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Record| 8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach|

* Kyle Whittingham (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Gary Andersen (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Rice-Eccles Stadium

Seasons

<- 2005

2007 ->

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings

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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

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September 2| 5:00 pm| at UCLA*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| FSN| L 10–31| 59,709
September 9| 6:00 pm| Northern Arizona*|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| mtn.| W 45–7| 43,327
September 16| 6:05 pm| at Utah State*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)

| KJZZ| W 48–0| 20,082
September 23| 6:00 pm| at San Diego State|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| mtn.| W 38–7| 53,794
September 30| 1:00 pm| No. 22 Boise State*|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| Versus| L 3–36| 45,222
October 5| 7:00 pm| TCU|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| Versus| W 20–7| 43,790
October 14| 1:00 pm| at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| mtn.| L 15–31| 20,806
October 19| 7:00 pm| at New Mexico|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| mtn.| L 31–34| 23,471
October 28| 2:00 pm| UNLV|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| mtn.| W 45–23| 42,474
November 11| 12:00 pm| Colorado State|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| Versus| W 35–22| 39,532
November 18| 5:30 pm| at Air Force|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| mtn.| W 17–14| 27,611
November 25| 1:30 pm| No. 21 BYU|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)

| CSTV/mtn.| L 31–33| 45,330
December 23| 6:00 pm| vs. Tulsa*|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)

| ESPN| W 25–13| 32,412

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## After the season

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### NFL Draft

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

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Eric Weddle | Safety | 2 | 37 | San Diego Chargers
Paul Soliai | Defensive tackle | 4 | 108 | Miami Dolphins

## References

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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. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

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Utah Utes football

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* Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997)
* Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot)
* Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies
* Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

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* "Utah Man"
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