2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Big East Conference football standings
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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Virginia*
ESPNUW 38–1346,758
September 88:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPN2W 33–1520,611
September 1612:00 p.m.Michigan State*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 23–3847,956
September 231:30 p.m.The Citadel*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN360W 51–630,069
September 3012:00 p.m.Toledo*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNUW 45–331,212
October 712:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ESPN+W 21–1141,870
October 138:00 p.m.at UCF*
ESPNW 52–735,858
October 215:45 p.m.No. 15 Rutgersdagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN2L 10–2049,620
November 412:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPN+L 12–2235,671
November 1112:00 p.m.at Connecticut
ESPN+L 45–46 2OT40,000
November 167:30 p.m.No. 8 West Virginia
ESPNL 27–4555,642
November 253:30 p.m.No. 8 Louisville
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 24–4841,881
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on March 11, 2008.
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