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2006 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2006 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

2006 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–8 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Ambrose (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Louisville $   6 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 10 West Virginia   5 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 12 Rutgers   5 – 2     11 – 2  
South Florida   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Cincinnati   4 – 3     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Connecticut   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Syracuse   1 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 pmRhode Island*
W 52–736,227
September 1612:00 pmWake Forest*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 13–2440,000
September 233:30 pmat Indiana*
W 14–727,256
September 3012:00 pmNavy*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 17–4140,000
October 77:00 pmat South Florida
L 16–3830,010
October 1412:00 pmArmy*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN+W 21–738,834
October 208:00 pmNo. 4 West Virginia 
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPNL 11–3740,000
October 298:00 pmat No. 16 Rutgers
ESPNL 13–2441,077
November 113:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN+W 46–45 2OT40,000
November 1812:00 pmat Syracuse
L 14–2035,079
November 2512:00 pmCincinnati
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 23–2637,515
December 212:00 pmat No. 7 Louisville
ESPNL 17–4838,476
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

After the season

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NFL draft

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Main article: 2007 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 195 Deon Anderson Running back Dallas Cowboys

References

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  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


 

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