Gopher Football 2006 Season

2006 Schedule Date Opponent W/L Score 08/31/2006 @ Kent State (6-6) W 44-0 09/09/2006 @ California (10-3) L 17-42 09/16/2006 Temple (1-11) W 62-0 09/23/2006 @ Purdue (8-6) L 21-27 09/30/2006 Michigan (11-2) L 14-28 10/07/2006 Penn State (9-4) L 27-28 10/14/2006 @ Wisconsin (12-1) L 12-48 10/21/2006 North Dakota State W 10-9 10/28/2006 @ Ohio State (12-1) L 0-44 11/04/2006 Indiana (5-7) W 63-26 11/11/2006 @ Michigan State (4-8) W 31-18 11/18/2006 Iowa (6-7) W 34-24 12/29/2006 Insight Bowl vs. Texas Tech (8-5) L 41-44 OT

2006 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Ohio State 8 0 1.000 12 1 .923 Wisconsin 7 1 .875 12 1 .923 Michigan 7 1 .875 11 2 .846 Penn State 5 3 .625 9 4 .692 Purdue 5 3 .625 8 6 .571 Minnesota 3 5 .375 6 7 .462 Indiana 3 5 .375 5 7 .417 Iowa 2 6 .250 6 7 .462 Northwestern 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 Michigan State 1 7 .125 4 8 .333 Illinois 1 7 .125 2 10 .167

Season notes:

Coached by Glen Mason (10th season).

Team Roster:

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By Number

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By Eligibility

2006 Poll Results

Associated Press

ESPN/USA Today

1. Florida (64) 13-1 1,624 2. Ohio State 12-1 1,492 3. Louisiana State 11-2 1,452 4. USC 11-2 1,389 5. Boise State (1) 13-0 1,383 6. Louisville 12-1 1,338 7. Wisconsin 12-1 1,288 8. Michigan 11-2 1,145 9. Auburn 11-2 1,112 10. West Virginia 11-2 1,035 11. Oklahoma 11-3 933 12. Rutgers 11-2 884 13. Texas 10-3 772 14. California 10-3 697 15. Arkansas 10-4 677 16. BYU 11-2 673 17. Notre Dame 10-3 553 18. Wake Forest 11-3 551 19. Virginia Tech 10-3 407 20. Boston College 10-3 353 21. Oregon State 10-4 291 22. TCU 11-2 279 23. Georgia 9-4 204 24. Penn State 9-4 183 25. Tennessee 9-4 181

1. Florida (63) 13-1 1,575 2. Ohio State 12-1 1,435 3. Louisiana State 11-2 1,418 4. USC 11-2 1,345 5. Wisconsin 12-1 1,328 6. Boise State 13-0 1,275 7. Louisville 12-1 1,270 8. Auburn 11-2 1,119 9. Michigan 11-2 1,092 10. West Virginia 11-2 1,012 11. Oklahoma 11-3 849 12. Rutgers 11-2 841 13. Texas 10-3 791 14. California 10-3 716 15. BYU 11-2 615 16. Arkansas 10-4 592 17. Wake Forest 11-3 535 18. Virginia Tech 10-3 494 19. Notre Dame 10-3 485 20. Boston College 10-3 388 21. TCU 11-2 339 22. Oregon State 10-4 206 23. Tennessee 9-4 202 24. Hawaii 11-3 152 25. Penn State 9-4 142

2006 Season Big Ten Bowl Results BCS Championship Game - 01/08/2007 Florida 41, Ohio State 14 Rose Bowl by Citi - 01/01/2007 USC 32, Michigan 18 Capital One Bowl - 01/01/2007 Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 Outback Bowl - 01/01/2007 Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 Alamo Bowl - 12/30/2006 Texas 26, Iowa 24 Champs Sports Bowl - 12/29/2006 Maryland 24, Purdue 7 Insight Bowl - 12/29/2006 Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (OT) Previous season (2005) Next season (2007) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

2006 Season Bowl Results Allstate Sugar Bowl - 01/03/2007 Louisiana State 41, Notre Dame 14 FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/02/2007 Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 01/01/2007 Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT) GMAC Bowl - 01/07/2007 Southern Mississippi 28, Ohio 7 International Bowl - 01/06/2007 Toledo 45, UTEP 13 Toyota Gator Bowl - 01/01/2007 West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35 AT&T Cotton Bowl - 01/01/2007 Auburn 17, Nebaska 14 MPC Computers Bowl - 12/31/2006 Miami (FL) 21, Nevada 20 Chick-Fil-A Bowl - 12/30/2006 Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24 Meineke Car Care Bowl - 12/30/2006 Boston College 25, Navy 24 AutoZone Liberty Bowl - 12/29/2006 South Carolina 44, Houston 36 Brut Sun Bowl - 12/29/2006 Oregon State 39, Missouri 38 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - 12/29/2006 Kentucky 28, Clemson 20 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - 12/28/2006 California 45, Texas A&M 10 Texas Bowl - 12/28/2006 Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10 PetroSun Independence Bowl - 12/28/2006 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 Emerald Bowl - 12/27/2006 Florida State 44, UCLA 27 Motor City Bowl - 12/26/2006 Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee 14 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - 12/24/2006 Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - 12/23/2006 Utah 25, Tulsa 13 New Mexico Bowl - 12/23/2006 San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12 PapaJohns.com Bowl - 12/23/2006 South Florida 24, East Carolina 7 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - 12/22/2006 Troy 41, Rice 17 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl - 12/21/2006 Brigham Young 38, Oregon 8 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - 12/19/2006 TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7