2006 Utah Utes football team

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah Utes football
2006 Utah Utes football
2006 Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulsa, W 25–13
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2006 record	8–5 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach	Kyle Whittingham (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Gary Andersen (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium; (Capacity: 45,017)
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The 2006 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 2nd year head football coach Kyle Whittingham. The Utes played their homes games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 PM	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 10–31	59,709
September 9	6:00 PM	Northern Arizona*	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 45–7	43,327
September 16	6:05 PM	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 48–0	20,082
September 23	6:00 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	mtn.	W 38–7	53,794
September 30	1:00 PM	#22 Boise State*	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	L 3–36	45,222
October 5	7:00 PM	TCU	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	W 20–7	43,790
October 14	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	mtn.	L 15–31	20,806
October 19	7:00 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl)	mtn.	L 31–34	23,471
October 28	2:00 PM	UNLV	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 45–23	42,474
November 11	12:00 PM	Colorado State	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	W 35–22	39,532
November 18	5:30 PM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 17–14	27,611
November 25	1:30 PM	BYU	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Holy War)	CSTV/mtn.	L 31–33	45,330
December 23	6:00 PM	vs. Tulsa*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 25–13	32,412
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Utah had two players taken in the 2007 NFL Draft:^[3]

v t e Utah Utes football
Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16/15 BYU $		8	–	0		11	–	2
#22/21 TCU		6	–	2		11	–	2
Utah		5	–	3		8	–	5
Wyoming		5	–	3		6	–	6
New Mexico		4	–	4		6	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5		4	–	8
San Diego State		3	–	5		3	–	9
Colorado State		1	–	7		4	–	8
UNLV		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll