The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach John Bunting. The Tar Heels finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record.
Coaching staff[]
The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason.[1][2]
Name
|
Position [3]
|
Seasons in Position
|
John Bunting
|
Head Coach
|
6th
|
Dave Brock
|
Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator
|
2nd
|
Ken Browning
|
Defensive Tackles
|
13th
|
Frank Cignetti
|
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
|
1st
|
Jeff Connors
|
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
|
6th
|
John Gutekunst
|
Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends
|
3rd
|
Danny Pearman
|
Defensive Ends
|
1st
|
Andre' Powell
|
Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs
|
6th
|
Marvin Sanders
|
Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs
|
3rd
|
Tommy Thigpen
|
Linebackers
|
2nd
|
Mark Weber
|
Offensive Line
|
1st
|
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers* | | ABC | L 16–21 | 50,000 |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPN | L 10–35 | 57,000 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Furman* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPNU | W 45–42 | 47,000 |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Clemson | | ESPN360 | L 7–52 | 81,886 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Miami | | LFS | L 7–27 | 29,621 |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPNU | L 20–37 | 44,000 |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Virginia | | ESPN | L 0–23 | 56,632 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Wake Forest | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| ESPNU | L 17–24 | 49,000 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 26–45 | 80,795 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| LFS | L 0–7 | 41,000 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | | LFS | W 23–9 | 54,000 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | | ESPN360 | W 45–44 | 24,478 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
Did not play: Boston College, Florida State, and Maryland.[4]
Team Statistics[]
Passing Leaders
|
Cmp
|
Att
|
Yds
|
TD
|
Int
|
Joe Dailey
|
112
|
195
|
1316
|
7
|
10
|
Cameron Sexton
|
57
|
136
|
840
|
4
|
8
|
Rushing Leaders
|
Car
|
Yds
|
Long
|
TD
|
Ronnie McGill
|
192
|
790
|
48
|
7
|
Barrington Edwards
|
91
|
330
|
34
|
2
|
Justin Warren
|
7
|
77
|
23
|
1
|
Receiving Leaders
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Long
|
TD
|
Hakeem Nicks
|
39
|
660
|
83
|
4
|
Brooks Foster
|
38
|
486
|
39
|
2
|
Jesse Holley
|
37
|
466
|
50
|
2
|
Kicking
|
XPM
|
XPA
|
FGM
|
FGM
|
Long
|
Pts
|
Connor Barth
|
24
|
24
|
10
|
10
|
54
|
54
|
References[]