2006 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2006 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Paul Johnson.

2006 Navy Midshipmen football
Meineke Car Care Bowl, L 24–25 vs. Boston College
Conference	Independent
Record	9–4
Head coach	Paul Johnson (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	David Mahoney
Captains	James Rossi Rob Caldwell
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2006 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Notre Dame  %			–						10	–	3
Navy			–						9	–	4
Army			–						3	–	9
Temple			–						1	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 28–23	33,809
September 9	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) UMass	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 21–20	30,117
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNBA	W 37–9	44,022
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 23–24 OT	31,604
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 41–17	40,000
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CSTV	W 24–17	45,246
October 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 24 Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 0–34	36,918
October 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Notre Dame	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–38	71,851
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 38–13	17,782
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Ford Field Detroit, MI		W 49–21	15,816
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 42–6	33,927
December 2	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army-Navy Game)	CBS	W 26–14	69,943
December 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Boston College	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Meinke Car Care Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–25	52,303
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game