2006 UCLA Bruins football team

2006 UCLA Bruins football

Emerald Bowl vs. Florida State, L 44–27
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2006 record	7–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Karl Dorrell (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Svoboda (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	DeWayne Walker (1st year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform

2006 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 USC +		7	–	2		11	–	2
#14 California +		7	–	2		10	–	3
#21 Oregon State		6	–	3		10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4		7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5		6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5		6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6		5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 UCLA Bruins football team represented UCLA in the college football 2006 season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's fourth season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 7–6 overall, and were fourth in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 5–4 record.

Pre-season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:00 PM	Utah*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 31–10	59,709
September 9	7:00 PM	Rice*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 26–16	46,023
September 23	4:00 PM	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	TBS	L 19–29	58,255
September 30	7:15 PM	Stanford	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 31–0	72,095
October 7	4:00 PM	Arizona	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 27–7	65,644
October 14	12:30 PM	at #18 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ABC	L 20–30	58,618
October 21	2:30 PM	at #10 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 17–20	80,795
October 28	4:00 PM	Washington State	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 15–37	53,058
November 4	5:00 PM	at #10 California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 24–38	72,516
November 11	3:15 PM	Oregon State	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 25–7	67,532
November 18	7:15 PM	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 24–12	54,459
December 2	1:30 PM	#2 USC	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 13–9	90,622
December 27	5:00 PM	vs. Florida State*	AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA (Emerald Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–44	40,331
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Utah Utes

Main article: 2006 Utah Utes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	10	0	0	10
Bruins	7	7	7	10	31

Ben Olson threw for 318 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no sacks. Total rushing for the Bruins was 107 yards.^[1]

Rice Owls

Main article: Rice Owls football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	10	6	16
Bruins	6	7	3	10	26

Ben Olson passed for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was also sacked 4 times. Chris Markey rushed for 208 yards, and Kahlil Bell rushed for 102.^[2]

Washington Huskies

Main article: 2006 Washington Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	13	3	3	0	19
Huskies	0	7	7	15	29

UCLA's started the game strong, scoring a field goal on the first drive and then recovering a Washington fumble to score a touchdown. The next two drives of the first quarter ended with field goals, and UCLA was up at the half 16-7.^[3]

Stanford Cardinal

Main article: 2006 Stanford Cardinal football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
Bruins	7	0	7	17	31

Eric McNeal blocked a Cardinal punt and returned it for a touchdown in the first quarter. Chane Moline rushed for 3 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Kenneth Lombard recovered a fumble for a touchdown with 5:13 left in the game.^[4]

Arizona Wildcats

Main article: Arizona Wildcats football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Bruins	7	7	6	7	27

Patrick Cowan passed for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked 2 field goals in the third quarter. Al Verner had an 89-yard interception that he returned for a touchdown with 4:19 left in the game.^[5]

Oregon Ducks

Main article: 2006 Oregon Ducks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	3	0	14	20
Ducks	20	0	7	3	30

Kahlil Bell rushed for 6 yards and 2 touchdowns. Patrick Cowan threw for 112 yards, no touchdowns, and was sacked twice.^[6]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Main article: 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	14	0	3	17
Fighting Irish	7	3	3	7	20

Justin Medlock missed a 47-yard field goal in the first quarter, and made a 29-yard field goal in the fourth. William Snead and Marcus Everett both rushed for touchdowns. Patrick Cowan threw for 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, and was sacked 3 times.^[7]

Washington State Cougars

Main article: 2006 Washington State Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	9	14	37
Bruins	6	9	0	0	15

Patrick Cowan threw for 252 yards and 1 touchdown.^[8]

California Golden Bears

Main article: 2006 California Golden Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	10	0	14	24
Bears	7	7	14	10	38

Patrick Cowan threw for 329 yards and no touchdowns. Chris Markey rushed for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. Chane Moline and Patrick Cowan also each rushed for a touchdown.^[9]

Oregon State Beavers

Main article: 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	7	0	0	7
Bruins	0	6	7	12	25

Patrick Cowan threw for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked 4 field goals.^[10]

Arizona State Sun Devils

Main article: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	7	3	7	24
Sun Devils	3	6	3	0	12

The Bruins became bowl eligible after beating Arizona State. Patrick Cowan threw for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns, and was sacked 3 times. Brandon Breazell rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns.^[11]

USC Trojans

Main article: 2006 USC Trojans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	9	0	0	9
Bruins	7	0	3	3	13

The Bruins beat the Trojans for the first time since 1998, ending the Trojans chance to play in the National Championship game. Patrick Cowan passed for 114 yards and ran for another 55.^[12]

Florida State Seminoles

Main article: 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	6	10	21	44
Bruins	10	10	7	0	27

The Bruins lost to the Seminoles in their first appearance at the Emerald Bowl.^[13] In February 2010, Florida State vacated this win due to NCAA rule violations.^[14]

Coaching staff

Karl Dorrell - head coach - fourth year^[15]
Jim Svoboda - offensive coordinator and quarterbacks'^[16]
DeWayne Walker - defensive coordinator and secondary
Jim Colletto - assistant head coach and offensive line

References

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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