2006 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Ohio State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 8 Michigan %		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Wisconsin		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 24 Penn 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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. After starting the season 5–1, they dropped 6 of 7 games to finish the season with a 6–7 record which included a Big Ten record of 2–6.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 am	Montana*	No. 16	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 41–7	70,585
September 9	2:30 pm	at Syracuse*	No. 14	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 20–13 2OT	37,199
September 16	11:00 am	Iowa State*	No. 16	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN	W 27–17	70,585
September 23	4:30 pm	at Illinois	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 24–7	43,066
September 30	7:00 pm	No. 1 Ohio State	No. 13	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (College GameDay)	ABC	L 17–38	70,585
October 7	11:00 am	Purdue	No. 19	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 47–17	70,585
October 14	11:00 am	at Indiana	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	L 28–31	31,392
October 21	2:30 pm	at No. 2 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 6–20	110,923
October 28	11:00 am	Northern Illinois*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 24–14	70,585
November 4	11:00 am	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 7–21	70,585
November 11	11:00 am	No. 16 Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–24	70,585
November 18	11:00 am	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	L 24–34	64,140
December 30	3:30 pm	vs. No. 18 Texas*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–26	65,875
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 58 Rob Bruggeman  So TE 87 Scott Chandler Sr QB 6 Jake Christensen Fr OL 54 Mike Elgin Sr RB 23 Shonn Greene So OL 76 Mike Jones Sr TE 81 Tony Moeaki So TE 83 Brandon Myers So QB 8 Arvell Nelson Fr OL 71 Seth Olsen So RB 28 Damian Sims Jr QB 5 Drew Tate Sr OL 73 Marshal Yanda Sr RB 21 Albert Young Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 43 Pat Angerer Fr LB 49 A. J. Edds Fr DL 93 Ettore Ewen So CB 29 Bradley Fletcher So S 13 Charles Godfrey So LB 44 Mike Humpal Jr DL 92 Kenny Iwebema Jr LB 40 Mike Klinkenborg Jr DE 47 Mitch King So DT 53 Matt Kroul So DE 99 Bryan Mattison Jr LB 27 Edmond Miles Sr S 25 Marcus Paschal Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 5 Ryan Donahue Fr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	16	14	16	14	13	19	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	17	15	16	14	13	19	13	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released								23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Montana at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Grizzlies 0 0 7 0 7 • No. 16 Hawkeyes 7 10 7 17 41 Date: September 2 Location: Kinnick Stadium Game start: 11:03 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 5–8 mph (8.0–12.9 km/h) Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Marv Cook

Iowa held FCS opponent Montana in check to get the opening-game victory.

Iowa at Syracuse

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • No. 14 Hawkeyes 0 7 3 0 3 7 20 Orange 7 0 0 3 3 0 13 Date: September 9 Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather: Indoors (dome) TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne, Andre Ware, Todd Harris Source: ESPN

Iowa escaped with the double overtime win after a long goal line stand.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	7	7	3	0	17
Hawkeyes	3	7	7	10	27

In the final in-state match-up of two former Hayden Fry assistant coaches Kirk Ferentz prevailed over Dan McCarney to bring the Cy-Hawk trophy back to Iowa City. A crucial play of the game came in the fourth quarter with Iowa State electing to go for it on fourth down, coming up inches short.^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	21	0	3	24
Fighting Illini	0	0	0	7	7

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Ohio State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 Buckeyes 7 14 7 10 38 No. 13 Hawkeyes 3 7 0 7 17 Date: September 30 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 7:13 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Clear, Wind 6–10 mph (9.7–16.1 km/h) Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, & Lisa Salters

ESPN's College GameDay was in Iowa City for this matchup between the #1 Buckeyes (4-0) and #13 Hawkeyes (4-0). After an Albert Young touchdown early in the 2nd quarter brought the Hawkeyes to within 14-10, Ohio State pulled away for the 21-point win.^[4]

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 3 14 0 17 • No. 19 Hawkeyes 14 6 14 13 47 Date: October 7 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins, Brian Kinchen

The Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed Purdue to Kinnick Stadium one week after losing their much anticipated game against top-ranked Ohio State. Iowa jumped on Purdue early and often, opening up a 14-0 first quarter lead with a touchdown run by Damian Sims and a pass from quarterback Drew Tate to fullback Tom Busch. Kyle Schlicher added two field goals in the second quarter and the Hawkeyes lead 20-3 at halftime. Purdue's only first half scoring came on a 44-yard field goal by freshman Chris Summers. Sims scored again on Iowa's first possession of the second half before Greg Orton caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter. Tate then hit tight end Scott Chandler for a touchdown and Purdue then responded with a Jaycen Taylor touchdown run. The Boilermakers could get no closer as they were shut out in the fourth quarter. Shonn Greene scored on a short run and Adam Shada returned an interception of a Curtis Painter pass 98 yards for a touchdown.^[5]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	14	7	0	7	28
Hoosiers	7	10	7	7	31

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Iowa at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 6 0 6 • No. 2 Wolverines 0 3 7 10 20 Date: October 21 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 110,923 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Cloudy/Light Rain, WSW 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese, Paul Maguire (Color), & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	14	14
Hawkeyes	7	10	0	7	24

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1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 7 7 0 7 21 Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 4 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:43 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Overcast, Wind 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee, Kelly Stouffer

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1 2 3 4 Total • Badgers 10 7 0 7 24 Hawkeyes 0 14 0 7 21 Date: November 11 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:02 a.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone

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Iowa at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 7 10 0 7 24 • Golden Gophers 6 14 7 7 34 Date: November 18 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 64,140 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee, Kelly Stouffer

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Texas vs. Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Longhorns 3 7 10 6 26 Hawkeyes 14 0 7 3 24 Date: December 30 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Game start: 4:30 CST TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Marshal Yanda	OT	3	86	Baltimore Ravens
Scott Chandler	TE	4	129	San Diego Chargers
Mike Elgin	C	6	188	New England Patriots

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