2006 Clemson Tigers football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2006
Team=Clemson Tigers


Conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
Division=Atlantic
ShortConference=ACC
CoachRank= Not Ranked
APRank= Not Ranked
Record=8-5
ConfRecord=5-3
HeadCoach=Tommy Bowden
OffCoach=Rob Spence
DefCoach=Vic Koenning
OScheme=Various
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Champion=
BowlTourney=Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
BowlTourneyResult=v. Kentucky, L 20-28The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team is coached by Tommy Bowden and will play their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.

Notable

ESPN's College Gameday show made its first-ever appearance in Clemson for the game between the Tigers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on October 21st. Kirk Herbstreit mentioned both during and after the show, that he felt that Clemson hosted one of the best Gameday audiences he'd ever seen. The Gameday audience at Clemson also set a new noise record when measured in the latter-half of the show.

eason

Entering the season, the Tigers had high expectations, hoping to compete for a spot in the ACC Championship Game. After a heartbreaking loss at Boston College in the second game of the season, Clemson rolled off six straight victories, during which they averaged nearly 42 points a game. But things soon fell apart, with Clemson losing four out of their last five, including a loss to Kentucky in the Music City Bowl, and a 31-28 loss to arch rival University of South Carolina. The team finished the season with a disappointing 8-5 record.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/02/2006
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 18
opponent = Florida Atlantic
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 54-6
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/09/2006
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 18
opponent = Boston College
opprank =
site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 34-33
overtime = 2OT CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/16/2006
time = 7:45 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Florida State
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 27-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/23/2006
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 23
opponent = North Carolina
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv = Raycom/LFS
score = 52-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/30/2006
time = 7:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Louisiana Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 51-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/07/2006
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 15
opponent = Wake Forest
opprank =
site_stadium = Groves Stadium
site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 27-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/12/2006
time = 7:30 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 12
opponent = Temple
opprank =
site_stadium = Bank of America Stadium
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 63-9
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/21/2006
time = 7:45 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = 12
opponent = Georgia Tech
opprank = 13
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 31-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/26/2006
time = 7:45 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 11
opponent = Virginia Tech
opprank =
site_stadium = Lane Stadium
site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 24-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/04/2006
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 13-12
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/11/2006
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename = Textile Bowl
tv = Raycom/LFS
score = 20-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/25/2006
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 24
opponent = South Carolina
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename = Battle for the Palmetto State
tv = ESPN
score = 31-28
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/29/2006
time = 1:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = Kentucky
opprank =
site_stadium = LP Field
site_cityst = Nashville, TN
gamename = Music City Bowl
tv = ESPN
score = 28-20
overtime =

Coaching staff

*Tommy Bowden - Head Coach
*Rob Spence - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
*Vic Koenning - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
*Brad Scott - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
*David Blackwell - Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers
*Burton Burns - Running Backs
*Billy Napier - Tight Ends
*Chris Rumph - Defensive Line
*Dabo Swinney - Wide Receivers
*Ron West - Outside Linebackers
*Mike Dooley - Defensive Video Graduate Assistant
*Andy Ford - Defensive Graduate Assistant
*Paul Hogan - Offensive Graduate Assistant
*Willie Simmons - Offensive Video Graduate Assistant

Game notes