2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2006
| team = Pittsburgh Panthers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big East Conference
| short_conf = Big East
| record = 6–6
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Dave Wannstedt
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Matt Cavanaugh
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_coach = Paul Rhoads
| dc_year = 7th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Heinz Field
}}
{{2006 Big East Conference football standings}}
The 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 38–13
| attend = 46,758
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| gamename = River City Rivalry
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 33–15
| attend = 20,611
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ABC
| score = 23–38
| attend = 47,956
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 51–6
| attend = 30,069
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 45–3
| attend = 31,212
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–11
| attend = 41,870
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 52–7
| attend = 35,858
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 5:45 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 10–20
| attend = 49,620
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 12–22
| attend = 35,671
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–46
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 8
| gamename = Backyard Brawl
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 27–45
| attend = 55,642
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 24–48
| attend = 41,881
}}
}}
Coaching staff
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| colspan="10" style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499; text-align: center;" | 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff |
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| colspan="10" align="right" | |
| valign="top" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Coaching staff
| width="25" | | valign="top" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Support staff
| width="25" | | valign="top" | | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Strength and conditioning staff
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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| align="center" style="background:#091C44;color:#CEC499;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Defensive back | 1 | 14 | New York Jets |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Linebacker | 4 | 136 | Indianapolis Colts |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Linebacker | 6 | 179 | Washington Redskins |