2006 South Florida Bulls football team

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.

2006 South Florida Bulls football
PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
PapaJohns.com Bowl, W 24–7 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rod Smith (2nd as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (6th as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass)

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	McNeese State*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 41–10	26,351
September 9	7:00 p.m.	FIU*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN360	W 21–20	27,114
September 16	2:30 p.m.	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (War on I–4)	CSTV	W 24–17	46,708
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 7–13	40,933
September 29	8:00 p.m.	No. 23 Rutgers	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 20–22	32,493
October 7	7:00 p.m.	UConn	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 38–16	30,010
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	W 37–20	44,000
October 22	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 6–23	15,889
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 22–12	35,671
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 27–10	29,694
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	L 8–31	40,348
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 24–19	52,790
December 23	12:00 p.m.	vs. East Carolina*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl)	ESPN2	W 24–7	32,023
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time