| 2006 Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Barry Anderson (C–USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played January 2, 2006, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was the 20th edition of the Outback Bowl and featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida came into the game under first-year head coach Urban Meyer with an 8–3 record. The Hawkeyes, led by 7th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, came into the game with a 7–4 record.