2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2006 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Gregg Brandon (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Studrawa (4th as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Central Michigan x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 88th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	vs. Wisconsin*	Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH	ESPN+	L 14–35	30,307
September 9	3:00 pm	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 48–40 ^3OT	14,227
September 16	6:00 pm	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 33–28	15,212
September 23	1:00 pm	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	BCSN	L 3–38	12,967
September 30	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 21–9	18,546
October 7	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 7–35	105,057
October 14	4:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 24–21	14,525
October 19	7:30 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 14–31	11,262
October 28	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 14–28	17,431
November 4	1:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		L 28–35	15,728
November 15	7:30 pm	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	L 7–9	25,616
November 21	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Peace Pipe Trophy)	ESPN2	L 21–31	23,917
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2006 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB, WR 7 Freddie Barnes Fr OC 78 Kory Lichtensteiger Jr QB 13 Tyler Sheehan Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 99 Diyral Briggs So DL 87 D. J. Young Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gregg Brandon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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