2006 South Florida Bulls football team

2006 South Florida Bulls football
PapaJohns.com Bowl Champions
Conference Big East
2006 record 9–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach Jim Leavitt
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass)
2006 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Louisville †   6 – 1         12 – 1  
#10 West Virginia   5 – 2         11 – 2  
#12 Rutgers   5 – 2         11 – 2  
South Florida   4 – 3         9 – 4  
Cincinnati   4 – 3         8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   2 – 5         6 – 6  
Connecticut   1 – 6         4 – 8  
Syracuse   0 – 6         0 – 8  
† – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2006 college football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls will played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2006 college football season was only the 10th season overall for the Bulls, and their second season in the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM McNeese State* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 41–10   26,351
September 9 7:00 PM FIU* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN360 W 21–20   27,114
September 16 2:30 PM at UCF* Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL CSTV W 24–17   46,708
September 23 7:00 PM at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 7–13   40,933
September 29 8:00 PM #23 Rutgers Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 L 22–20   32,493
October 7 7:00 PM UConn Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 38–16   30,010
October 14 12:00 PM at North Carolina* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU W 37–20   44,000
October 22 8:00 PM at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU L 6–23   15,889
November 4 12:00 PM Pittsburghdagger Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 22–12   35,671
November 11 12:00 PM Syracuse Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 27–10   29,694
November 18 7:30 PM at #10 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU L 8–31   40,348
November 25 12:00 PM at #7 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 W 24–19   52,790
December 23 12:00 PM vs. East Carolina* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl) ESPN2 W 24–7   32,023
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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