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2006 Big Ten Conference football season

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2006 Big Ten Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Duration	August, 2006 through January, 2007
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
2007 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Joe Thomas (Wisconsin)
Picked by	Cleveland Browns, first round (3rd overall)
Regular Season
Season Champions	Ohio State
Season MVP	Troy Smith (Offensive) and LaMarr Woodley (Defensive)
Football seasons
← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.2Ohio State $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No.8Michigan %	7	–	1	11	–	2
No.7Wisconsin	7	–	1	12	–	1
No.24Penn State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Purdue	5	–	3	8	–	6
Minnesota	3	–	5	6	–	7
Indiana	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northwestern	2	–	6	4	–	8
Iowa	2	–	6	6	–	7
Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	10
Michigan State	1	–	7	4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Big Ten Conference football season was the 111th season for the Big Ten Conference. The season began on Thursday, August 31, 2012 when Northwestern played Miami (Ohio) and Minnesota played Kent State. The season concluded on January 8, 2007 when Big Ten champion Ohio State lost in the BCS National Championship Game to the Florida Gators.

Preseason[edit]

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was also the head coach of the team the previous season in 2005. After 15 years of coaching he decided to step down as head coach of the football team and chose Bret Bielema to succeed him.^[1]

In June 2006 Northwestern head coach Randy Walker unexpectedly died when he suffered an apparent heart attack. Northwestern alum and linebacker coach at the time Pat Fitzgerald was named his successor. The hiring made Fitzgerald the youngest Division I-A at the time of the hiring.^[2]

Following a disappointing season in which his team went 7-5 Lloyd Carr promoted defensive backs coach Ron English to defensive coordinator.

Bowl games[edit]

Date	Bowl Game	Big Ten Team	Opp. Team	Score
Dec. 29, 2006	Insight Bowl	Minnesota	Texas Tech	41-44(OT)
Dec. 29, 2006	Champs Sports Bowl	Purdue	Maryland	7-24
Dec. 30, 2006	Alamo Bowl	Iowa	Texas	24-26
Jan. 1, 2007	Outback Bowl	Penn State	Tennessee	20-10
Jan. 1, 2007	Capital One Bowl	Wisconsin	Arkansas	17-14
Jan. 1, 2007	Rose Bowl	Michigan	USC	18-32
Jan. 8, 2007	BCS National Championship	Ohio State	Florida	14-41

Awards[edit]

Heisman Trophy: Troy Smith, Ohio State
Walter Camp Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State
Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State
Bronko Nagurski Trophy: James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
Chuck Bednarik Award: Paul Posluszny, Penn State
Davey O'Brien Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State
John Mackey Award: Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
Lombardi Award: LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
Mosi Tatupu Award: A. J. Trapasso, Ohio State
Outland Trophy: Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
Ted Hendricks Award: LaMarr Woodley, Michigan

References[edit]

^ "Wisconsin coach Alvarez to retire from football". July 28, 2005.

^ "Northwestern promotes Fitzgerald to succeed Walker". July 7, 2006.

2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season

Conference seasons

Inter-conference

All-Americans

2006 College Football All-America Team

v t e Big Ten Conference football
East Division	Indiana Hoosiers Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division	Illinois Fighting Illini Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Purdue Boilermakers Wisconsin Badgers
Future teams	Oregon Ducks UCLA Bruins USC Trojans Washington Huskies (all joining fall 2024)
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings (1896–1958), (1959–present) Championship Game Individual awards All-Big Ten Conference teams Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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