2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2006 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 21–7 vs. Nebraska
Fiesta Bowl, L 42–43 ^OT vs. Boise State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
2006 record	11–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple/Northwestern Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (8th year)
Base defense	Multiple/4–2–5/4–3
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
Nebraska x		6	–	2		9	–	5
Missouri		4	–	4		8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5		6	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6		2	–	10
Iowa State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Southern Division
#11 Oklahoma x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
#13 Texas		6	–	2		10	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3		9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4		8	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Baylor		3	–	5		4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

UAB Blazers at #10 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	7	10	0	17
• #10 Oklahoma	7	0	14	3	24

Date: September 2
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 84,555
Referee: James Hatfield
TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Washington Huskies at #15 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	6	0	7	20
• #15 Oklahoma	7	6	17	7	37

Date: September 9
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 84,577
Referee: Greg Burks
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)

#15 Oklahoma Sooners at #18 Oregon Ducks

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Oklahoma	3	3	14	13	33
• #18 Oregon	10	3	0	21	34

Date: September 16
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
Game start: 2:36 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 4:30
Game attendance: 59,269
Referee: David Cutaia
TV announcers (ABC): Dan Fouts (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at #17 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0
• #17 Oklahoma	24	21	7	7	59

Date: September 23
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 6:06 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:43
Game attendance: 84,326
Referee: Tom Walker
TV announcers (PPV): Mitch Holthus (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Sean Kelly (Sideline)

#7 Texas Longhorns vs. #14 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Texas	7	0	14	7	28
#14 Oklahoma	0	10	0	0	10

Date: October 7
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Game start: 2:38 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 76,260
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)

Iowa State Cyclones at #23 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	0	2	0	9
• #23 Oklahoma	14	10	3	7	34

Date: October 14
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 11:41 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 84,152
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Colorado Buffaloes at #20 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	0	0	3	3
• #20 Oklahoma	10	0	0	14	24

Date: October 21
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 84,443
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

#19 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Missouri Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Oklahoma	7	9	7	3	26
#23 Missouri	3	0	7	0	10

Date: October 28
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 62,045
Referee: Tom Walker
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Lisa Salters (Sideline)

The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 112th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his eighth season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

The season began on a bad note when starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn were kicked off the team for violating NCAA rules when they received payment for work they did not do the day before fall practice started.Paul Thompson, who had not practiced in the quarterback role for nearly a year, was asked to move back to quarterback, which he did.

Conference play began with a loss to the Texas Longhorns in the annual Red River Rivalry on October 7, and ended with a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 2. The Sooners finished the regular season with an 11–2 record (7–1 in Big 12) while winning their fourth Big 12 title and their 40th conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to the Fiesta Bowl, where they were upset by the Boise State Broncos, 42-43, in what many consider to be one of the greatest bowl games of all time.

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