2006 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2006 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held on December 2, 2006 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and pit the divisional winners from the Big 12 Conference: the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winner of the North division against the Oklahoma Sooners, winner of the South division. The Sooners defeated the Cornhuskers, 21-7.^[1] This was the first time the two teams had ever met in the Big 12 conference championship game.

Regular season

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
No. 11 Oklahoma x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 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

The Big 12 North representative was the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The team was coached by Bill Callahan, in his third season at Nebraska. Nebraska played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Zac Taylor in his senior year led the Huskers to an undefeated record against Big 12 North opponents. The Huskers ended the regular season with a record of 9-3 (6-2, Big 12), with losses coming to USC, Texas, and Oklahoma State.

The Big 12 South representative was the Oklahoma Sooners. The team was coached by Bob Stoops, in his eighth season at Oklahoma. Oklahoma played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners ended the regular season with a record of 10-2 (7-1, Big 12), with losses coming to Oregon and Texas.

After the Championship game

The Sooners went on to play in the Fiesta Bowl and lose to Boise State Broncos in one of the most historic upsets in BCS and bowl game history, not only because of the winner, but the way in which Boise State used a trick play to win the game.^[2]^[3]

Nebraska went on to lose to the Auburn Tigers in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 17 to 14.^[4]^[5]

References

External links

ESPN.com recap of the game

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2006 Big 12 Championship Game

Regular season

After the Championship game

See also

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