2006 Oregon Ducks football team

2006 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 8–38 vs BYU
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (10th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 USC +   7 2     11 2  
No. 14 California +   7 2     10 3  
No. 21 Oregon State   6 3     10 4  
UCLA   5 4     7 6  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     6 6  
Washington State   4 5     6 6  
Washington   3 6     5 7  
Stanford   1 8     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Ducks lost to BYU. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

The Ducks began the season ranked 21st in the AP Poll,[1] and won their first game against Stanford by a score of 48–10. Dennis Dixon was the quarterback for the Ducks during the season with Jonathan Stewart athe primary running back.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2006 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Miller, Ted (September 14, 2006). "Ducks Out to Prove Pac-10's About More than USC". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (August 10, 2006). "Oregon Waiting For Pieces To Fall into Place". CSTV. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2011.