2006 South Florida Bulls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2006
|team=South Florida Bulls
|sport=football
|image=South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
|image_size=200
|conference=Big East Conference
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|division=
|short_conf=Big East
|record=9–4
|conf_record=4–3
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|BCSRank=
|head_coach=Jim Leavitt
|hc_year = 10th
|off_coach=Rod Smith
| oc_year= 2nd as OC, 6th overall
|def_coach= Wally Burnham
|dc_year= 6th as DC, 7th overall
|off_scheme=
|def_scheme=
|stadium=Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass)
|champion=PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
|bowl=PapaJohns.com Bowl
|bowl_result= W 24–7 vs. East Carolina
}}
{{2006 Big East football standings}}
The 2006 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt and they played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2006 college football season was the tenth season overall for the Bulls and their second season in the Big East Conference.
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 = McNeese State
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 41–10
| attend = 26,351
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 21–20
| attend = 27,114
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| gamename = War on I–4
| site_stadium = Citrus Bowl
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| tv = CSTV
| score = 24–17
| attend = 46,708
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 7–13
| attend = 40,933
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 29|Friday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 20–22
| attend = 32,493
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = UConn
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 38–16
| attend = 30,010
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 37–20
| attend = 44,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 22|Sunday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 6–23
| attend = 15,889
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 22–12
| attend = 35,671
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 27–10
| attend = 29,694
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 8–31
| attend = 40,348
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 24–19
| attend = 52,790
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 23
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| gamename = PapaJohns.com Bowl
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 24–7
| attend = 32,023
}}
}}
References
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{{South Florida Bulls football navbox}}
Category:South Florida Bulls football seasons
Category:Birmingham Bowl champion seasons
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