2006 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2006 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were coached by Greg Robinson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2006 Syracuse Orange football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record0–8, 4 wins vacated (0–6 Big East, 1 win vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
2006 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Louisville $  6 –1   12 –1  
No. 10 West Virginia  5 –2   11 –2  
No. 12 Rutgers  5 –2   11 –2  
South Florida  4 –3   9 –4  
Cincinnati  4 –3   8 –5  
Pittsburgh  2 –5   6 –6  
Connecticut  1 –6   4 –8  
Syracuse  1 –6   4 –8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In 2015, Syracuse vacated the four wins from this season among others from the 2004 to 2006 season, due to the NCAA finding players ineligible for academic fraud.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 pmat Wake Forest*
ESPN360L 10–2034,121
September 93:30 pmNo. 14 Iowa*
ABCL 13–20 2OT37,199
September 1612:00 pmat Illinois*
ESPNUW 31–21 (vacated)40,657
September 237:00 pmMiami (OH)*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNUW 34–14 (vacated)35,274
September 301:30 pmWyoming*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN360W 40–34 2OT (vacated)38,447
October 712:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN+L 11–2141,870
October 1412:00 pmat No. 5 West Virginia
ESPN+L 17–4160,051
October 2112:00 pmNo. 6 Louisville
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN+L 13–2835,708
October 2812:00 pmat Cincinnati
ESPN+L 3–1720,146
November 1112:00 pmat South Florida
ESPN+L 10–2743,413
November 1812:00 pmConnecticut
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN+W 20–14 (vacated)35,079
November 2512:00 pmat No. 15 Rutgers
ESPN+L 7–3843,791
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

References
  1. Mink, Nate (March 7, 2015). "NCAA report: Syracuse football placed on 5-year probation, self-vacates 11 wins". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. O'Brien, John (March 7, 2015). "Summary: What did Syracuse do wrong? NCAA cites academic fraud, extra benefits, drug policy". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. "2006 Football Schedule". Syracuse University.


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