2006 Utah Utes football team

2006 Utah Utes football
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Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2006 record	8–5 (5–3 MW)
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)
Seasons « 2005 2007 »

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
	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

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	[[{{{school}}}|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	No. 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	No. 21 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 AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had two players taken in the 2007 NFL Draft:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Eric Weddle	Safety	2	37	San Diego Chargers
Paul Soliai	Defensive tackle	4	108	Miami Dolphins