2006 BYU Cougars football team
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| 2006 BYU Cougars football | |||
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| MWC Champions | |||
| Las Vegas Bowl, won 38-8 vs Oregon Ducks | |||
| Conference | MWC | ||
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| Coaches | #15 | ||
| AP | #16 | ||
| 2006 Record | 11-2 (8-0 MWC) | ||
| Head Coach | Bronco Mendenhall | ||
| Offensive Coordinator | Robert Anae | ||
| Offensive Scheme | Spread | ||
| Defensive Coordinator | Bronco Mendenhall | ||
| Base Defense | 3-4 | ||
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Home Stadium |
LaVell Edwards Stadium | ||
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The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11-2 record (8-0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001 (7-0 MWC, 12-2 Overall). This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (Co-Champions with CSU and Utah in 99, and sole Champions in 2001).
BYU finished the 2005 regular season with a 6-5 record and 5-3 for the conference. They would end their post-season with a 35-28 loss to California Golden Bears in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.
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[edit] Pre-season
Among the returning starters were quarterback John Beck, running back Curtis Brown, linebacker Cameron Jenson and tight end Jonny Harline.
[edit] During the season
The Cougars started the season unranked in either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll, and would not enter the polls until they had won their eighth game. They steadily rose in the rankings mainly on the strength of an offense that finished the regular season 5th in the nation in scoring and 4th in passing yards of 323.5 per game. The key to their offense was quarterback John Beck, who was one of the nation's top quarterbacks, running back Curtis Brown, and tight end Jonny Harline. They averaged a 465.5 yards and 36.8 points per game.
The Cougars played five bowl-bound teams during the season—Boston College Eagles, their second opponent from one of the six BCS conferences; University of Tulsa; TCU Horned Frogs; the University of New Mexico; and their conference rivals the Utah Utes. Notably, BYU defeated TCU (then ranked #15) by 31-17 putting an end to the Horned Frogs' 13-game winning streak.
[edit] Postseason awards and citations
John Beck
- MWC Offensive Player of the Week for seven weeks
- Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (unanimous)
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
- Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
- Heisman candidate
- Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
- Second Team All-America, The Sporting News
- Honorable Mention All-America, CBSSportsline.com, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News
Jonny Harline
- Mackey Award semifinalist
- First Team All-America, The Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, CBSSportsline.com, SI.com
- Third Team All-America, Associated Press
Jake Kuresa
- Second Team All-America, College Football News
- Honorable Mention All-America, The Sporting News
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference
Bronco Mendenhall
- AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year
Curtis Brown
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference
Sete Aulai
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Cameron Jensen
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
- Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week
Quinn Gooch
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Bryan Kehl
- Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Jared McLaughlin
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Nate Meikle
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
- Academic All-District
- National Scholar-Athlete Candidate
[edit] Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |
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| 09/02/2006* | 7:15 p.m. | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | TBS | L 16-13 | ||
| 09/09/2006* | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | MTN | W 49-24 | ||
| 09/16/2006* | 10:00 a.m. | at #25 Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 | L 30-23 2OT | ||
| 09/23/2006* | 1:00 p.m. | Utah State | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | MTN | W 38-0 | ||
| 09/28/2006 | 4:00 p.m. | #15 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Versus | W 31-17 | ||
| 10/07/2006 | 11:00 a.m. | San Diego State | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Porvo, UT | MTN | W 47-17 | ||
| 10/21/2006† | 2:30 p.m. | UNLV | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | MTN | W 52-7 | ||
| 10/28/2006 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | Versus | W 33-14 | ||
| 11/04/2006 | 4:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | MTN | W 24-3 | ||
| 11/09/2006 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | CSTV | W 55-7 | ||
| 11/18/2006 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico | #24 | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | MTN | W 42-17 | |
| 11/25/2006 | 1:30 p.m. | at Utah | #23 | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | CSTV/MTN | W 33-31 | |
| 12/21/2006* | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Oregon | #20 | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 38-8 | |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||
[edit] Roster
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Wide Receivers
Offensive Guards
Centers
Offensive Linemen
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Tight Ends
Running Backs
Defensive line
Defensive Ends
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Defensive backs
Cornerbacks
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Punters
Kickers
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