2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2006 Big East Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
2006 record	6–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field; (Capacity: 65,050)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Virginia*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 38–13	46,758
September 8	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (River City Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 33–15	20,611
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 23–38	47,956
September 23	1:30 p.m.	The Citadel*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN360	W 51–6	30,069
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Toledo*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 45–3	31,212
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 21–11	41,870
October 13	8:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	ESPN	W 52–7	35,858
October 21	5:45 p.m.	No. 15 Rutgers	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 10–20	49,620
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 12–22	35,671
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	L 45–46 ^2OT	40,000
November 16	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 West Virginia	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	L 27–45	55,642
November 25	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Louisville	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 24–48	41,881
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Dave Wannstedt – Head Coach Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Matt Cavanaugh – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Curtis Bray – Linebackers Paul Dunn – Offensive Line Greg Gattuso – Defensive Line Aubrey Hill – Receivers Charlie Partridge – Defensive Line/Special Teams David Walker – Running Backs			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Mike Antonoplos – Student-Athlete Development Coordinator Brian Angelichio – Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends Jeff Hafley – Defensive Graduate Assistant/Secondary			Strength and Conditioning Staff Mike Kent – Strength and Conditioning Coach Darren Honeycutt – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Darrelle Revis	Defensive Back	1	14	New York Jets
Clint Session	Linebacker	4	136	Indianapolis Colts
H. B. Blades	Linebacker	6	179	Washington Redskins

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References[]

^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11.

[1] "2007 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11.

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Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1899) Exposition Park (1900) Schenley Park (1901) Coliseum (1902–1903) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (River City Rivalry) Notre Dame Penn State Syracuse West Virginia (Backyard Brawl)
Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 1921 Backyard Brawl (first college football game to be radio broadcasted) 2007 Backyard Brawl Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

2006 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 Louisville $		6	–	1		12	–	1
No. 10 West Virginia		5	–	2		11	–	2
No. 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		1	–	6		4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll