2006 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.

Notable
ESPN's College Gameday show made its first-ever appearance in Clemson for the game between the Tigers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 21. Kirk Herbstreit mentioned both during and after the show, that he felt that Clemson hosted one of the best Gameday audiences he'd ever seen. The Gameday audience at Clemson also set a new noise record when measured in the latter-half of the show.

Season
Entering the season, the Tigers had high expectations, hoping to compete for a spot in the ACC Championship Game. After a heartbreaking loss at Boston College in the second game of the season, Clemson rolled off six straight victories, during which they averaged nearly 42 points a game. But things soon fell apart, with Clemson losing four out of their last five, including a loss to Kentucky in the Music City Bowl, and a 31–28 loss to arch rival South Carolina. The team finished the season with a disappointing 8–5 record.

Coaching staff

 * Tommy Bowden – Head Coach
 * Rob Spence – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
 * Vic Koenning – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
 * Brad Scott – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
 * David Blackwell – Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers
 * Burton Burns – Running Backs
 * Billy Napier – Tight Ends
 * Chris Rumph – Defensive Line
 * Dabo Swinney – Wide Receivers
 * Ron West – Outside Linebackers
 * Mike Dooley – Defensive Video Graduate Assistant
 * Andy Ford – Defensive Graduate Assistant
 * Paul Hogan – Offensive Graduate Assistant
 * Willie Simmons – Offensive Video Graduate Assistant