| 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion | |
Big 12 Championship Game, W 21–7 vs. Nebraska | |
Fiesta Bowl, L 42–43 OT vs. Boise State | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| South | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 11–3 (7–1 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Wilson (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple/Northwestern spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Brent Venables (8th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 82,112) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 112th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his eighth season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
The season began on a bad note when starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn were kicked off the team for violating NCAA rules when they received payment for work they did not do the day before fall practice started.[1] Paul Thompson, who had not practiced in the quarterback role for nearly a year, was asked to move back to quarterback, which he did.
Conference play began with a loss to the Texas Longhorns in the annual Red River Rivalry on October 7, and ended with a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 2. The Sooners finished the regular season with an 11–2 record (7–1 in Big 12) while winning their fourth Big 12 title and their 40th conference title overall.[2] They received an automatic berth to the Fiesta Bowl, where they were upset by the Boise State Broncos, 42–43, in what many consider to be one of the greatest bowl games of all time.[3][4][5]
Following the season, Adrian Peterson was selected seventh overall in the 2007 NFL draft, Rufus Alexander was chosen in the 6th round, and C. J. Ah You was drafted in the 7th.
- ^ Helsley, John; Schroeder, George (August 3, 2006). "Bomar, Quinn Dismissed from OU Football Team". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "OU Football Tradition – 40 Conference Championships". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
- ^ Mandel, Stewart (January 2, 2007). "College Football Blog: Boise's Thrilling Win a Landmark Moment". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ Markazi, Arash (January 2, 2007). "Behind the Scenes with Boise". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (January 2, 2007). "A Perfectly Incredible Ending". Los Angeles Times. p. D1. Retrieved January 2, 2007.[dead link] Alt URL Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine