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2006 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2006 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Terry Hoeppner, who was in his final season as head coach before he died of brain cancer in mid-2007. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

2006 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Lynch (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian George (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Palcic (2nd season)
MVPKellen Lewis
CaptainLance Bennett, Justin Frye, Kenny Kendal, Will Meyers
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 8 Michigan %   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 24 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Indiana   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Michigan State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 pmWestern Michigan*
W 39–2030,733
September 96:30 pmat Ball State*
ComcastW 24–2323,813
September 164:00 pmSouthern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
MediacomL 28–3531,156[1]
September 233:30 pmConnecticut*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPN PlusL 7–1427,256
September 3012:00 pmWisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPN2L 17–5232,142
October 712:00 pmat Illinois
ESPN PlusW 34–3243,006
October 1412:00 pmNo. 13 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPN2W 31–2831,392
October 2112:00 pmat No. 1 Ohio State
ESPNUL 3–44105,267
October 2812:00 pmMichigan State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
ESPN PlusW 46–2136,444
November 412:00 pmat Minnesota
ESPN360L 26–6344,610
November 113:30 pmNo. 2 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 3–3442,320
November 183:30 pmat Purdue
ESPN ClassicL 19–2862,105

[2][3][4][5]

Roster edit

2005 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jahkeen Gilmore   Sr
WR 82 James Hardy   So
QB 12 Graeme McFarland Sr
OT 76 Rodger Saffold Fr
RB 2 Marcus Thigpen   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 57 Jammie Kirlew Fr
LB 43 Matt Mayberry Fr
DE 98 Greg Middleton Fr
LB 34 Will Patterson Fr
CB 9 Tracy Porter Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ Marot, Michael (September 17, 2006). "IU can't win 1 for Hoeppner". The Republic. Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "2006 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.


 

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