2006 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2006 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Offensive schemeOne-back shotgun spread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played thirteen games in the 2006 season, finishing with an 8–6 record and a loss in the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl to Maryland.