2006 Motor City Bowl

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2006 Motor City Bowl
The Central Michigan marching band performing at the game
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Central Michigan Chippewas (7–5) (9–4) Sun Belt MAC 14 31 Head coach:  Rick Stockstill Head coach:  Jeff Quinn (interim)
1 2 3 4 Total Middle Tennessee 0 7 0 7 14 Central Michigan 14 7 7 3 31
Date	December 26, 2006
Season	2006
Stadium	Ford Field
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Referee	Gerald Wright (Mtn. West)
Attendance	54,113
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Motor City Bowl  < 2005  2007 >

The 2006 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 26, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Central Michigan Chippewas beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 31–14.^[1] The Chippewas claimed their first bowl win since the 1990 California Bowl.