2006 UCLA Bruins football team

2006 UCLA Bruins football
Emerald Bowl, L 27–44 vs. Florida State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Karl Dorrell (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Svoboda (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	DeWayne Walker (1st season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's fourth season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 7–6 overall, and were fourth in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 5–4 record.

Pre-season

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § Preseason polls

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:00 pm	Utah*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 31–10	59,709
September 9	7:00 pm	Rice*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 26–16	46,023
September 23	4:00 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	TBS	L 19–29	58,255
September 30	7:15 pm	Stanford	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 31–0	72,095
October 7	4:00 pm	Arizona	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 27–7	65,644
October 14	12:30 pm	at No. 18 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	L 20–30	58,618
October 21	2:30 pm	at No. 10 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 17–20	80,795
October 28	4:00 pm	Washington State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 15–37	53,058
November 4	5:00 pm	at No. 10 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 24–38	72,516
November 11	3:15 pm	Oregon State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNPT	W 25–7	67,532
November 18	7:15 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 24–12	54,459
December 2	1:30 pm	No. 2 USC	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 13–9	90,622
December 27	5:00 pm	vs. Florida State*	AT&T Park San Francisco, CA (Emerald Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–44	40,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Utah

Main article: 2006 Utah Utes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	10	0	0	10
Bruins	7	7	7	10	31

Ben Olson threw for 318 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no sacks. Total rushing for the Bruins was 107 yards.^[1]

Rice

Main article: Rice Owls football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	10	6	16
Bruins	6	7	3	10	26

Ben Olson passed for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was also sacked 4 times. Chris Markey rushed for 208 yards, and Kahlil Bell rushed for 102.^[2]

Washington

Main article: 2006 Washington Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	13	3	3	0	19
Huskies	0	7	7	15	29

UCLA's started the game strong, scoring a field goal on the first drive and then recovering a Washington fumble to score a touchdown. The next two drives of the first quarter ended with field goals, and UCLA was up at the half 16-7.^[3]

Stanford

Main article: 2006 Stanford Cardinal football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
Bruins	7	0	7	17	31

Eric McNeal blocked a Cardinal punt and returned it for a touchdown in the first quarter. Chane Moline rushed for 3 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Kenneth Lombard recovered a fumble for a touchdown with 5:13 left in the game.^[4]

Arizona

Main article: Arizona Wildcats football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Bruins	7	7	6	7	27

Patrick Cowan passed for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked 2 field goals in the third quarter. Al Verner had an 89-yard interception that he returned for a touchdown with 4:19 left in the game.^[5]

Oregon

Main article: 2006 Oregon Ducks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	3	0	14	20
Ducks	20	0	7	3	30

Kahlil Bell rushed for 6 yards and 2 touchdowns. Patrick Cowan threw for 112 yards, no touchdowns, and was sacked twice.^[6]

Notre Dame

Main article: 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	14	0	3	17
Fighting Irish	7	3	3	7	20

Justin Medlock missed a 47-yard field goal in the first quarter, and made a 29-yard field goal in the fourth. William Snead and Marcus Everett both rushed for touchdowns. Patrick Cowan threw for 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, and was sacked 3 times.^[7]

Washington State

Main article: 2006 Washington State Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	14	9	14	37
Bruins	6	9	0	0	15

Patrick Cowan threw for 252 yards and 1 touchdown.^[8]

California

Main article: 2006 California Golden Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	10	0	14	24
Bears	7	7	14	10	38

Patrick Cowan threw for 329 yards and no touchdowns. Chris Markey rushed for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. Chane Moline and Patrick Cowan also each rushed for a touchdown.^[9]

Oregon State

Main article: 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	7	0	0	7
Bruins	0	6	7	12	25

Patrick Cowan threw for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. Justin Medlock kicked 4 field goals.^[10]

Arizona State

Main article: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	7	3	7	24
Sun Devils	3	6	3	0	12

The Bruins became bowl eligible after beating Arizona State. Patrick Cowan threw for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns, and was sacked 3 times. Brandon Breazell rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns.^[11]

USC

Main article: 2006 USC Trojans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	9	0	0	9
Bruins	7	0	3	3	13

The Bruins beat the Trojans for the first time since 1998, ending the Trojans chance to play in the National Championship game. Patrick Cowan passed for 114 yards and ran for another 55.^[12]

Florida State

Main article: 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	6	10	21	44
Bruins	10	10	7	0	27

The Bruins lost to the Seminoles in their first appearance at the Emerald Bowl.^[13] In February 2010, Florida State vacated this win due to NCAA rule violations.^[14]

Players

Depth chart

Coaching staff

• Karl Dorrell - head coach - fourth year^[15]
• Jim Svoboda - offensive coordinator and quarterbacks'^[16]
• DeWayne Walker - defensive coordinator and secondary
• Jim Colletto - assistant head coach and offensive line

References

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