2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2006
Team=Alabama Crimson Tide


ImageSize=130px
Conference=Southeastern Conference
Division=Western Division
ShortConference=SEC
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=6-7
ConfRecord=2-6
HeadCoach=Mike Shula
OffCoach=Dave Rader
DefCoach=Joe Kines
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena= Bryant-Denny Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney= Independence Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
BowlTourneyResult= L, 31-34The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football season began with the team trying to improve on their previous season's 10–2 record. The team represented the University of Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Western Division. They were led by fourth year head coach Mike Shula.

ummary

After finishing their 2005 campaign with a 13-10 [cite web |date=2006-01-02 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=260020333
title=Cotton Bowl: Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 |publisher=ESPN.com |accessdate=2007-09-16 ] win over Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl, the Tide hoped to prove themselves yet again in the SEC. The team ultimately finished the season with a 6-7 (2-6 in SEC) record, including losses to rivals Auburn and Tennessee. Head coach Mike Shula was subsequently fired on November 26 after four years with the program [cite web |date=2006-11-26 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2677110/
title=Alabama Fires Mike Shula |accessdate=2007-09-16 ] .

chedule

CFB Schedule Start
time=yes| rank=yes| ranklink=no| rankyear=2006| tv=yes| attend=yesCFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 6
nonconf = yes
time = 6:09 pm
rank = 24
opponent = Hawaii
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = PPV
score = 25–17
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 9
time = 2:37 pm
rank = 25
opponent = Vanderbilt
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = Fox Sports South
score = 13–10
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 16
nonconf = yes
time = 6:07 pm
rank = 24
opponent = Louisiana-Monroe
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = PPV
score = 41–7
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = September 23
time = 2:35 pm
away = yes
opponent = Arkansas
site_stadium = Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
tv = CBS
score = 23–24
overtime = OT
attend = 74,687CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = September 30
time = 2:35 pm
away = yes
opprank = 5
opponent = Florida
site_stadium = Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
tv = CBS
score = 14–28
attend = 90,671CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 7
nonconf = yes
time = 6:07 pm
opponent = Duke
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = PPV
score = 30–14
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 14
time = 2:35 pm
opprank =
opponent = Ole Miss
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = 2:35 pm
score = 26–23
overtime = OT
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = October 21
time = 2:34 pm
away = yes
opprank = 7
opponent = Tennessee
site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename = Third Saturday in October
tv = CBS
score = 13–16
attend = 106,695CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 28
nonconf = yes
homecoming = yes
time = 2:09 pm
opponent = Florida International
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = PPV
score = 38–3
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = November 4
time = 11:34 am
opponent = Mississippi State
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
tv = LFS
score = 16–24
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = November 11
time = 6:47 pm
away = yes
opprank = 12
opponent = LSU
site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
gamename = Alabama-LSU rivalry
tv = ESPN
score = 14–28
attend = 92,588CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = November 17
time = 2:35 pm
opprank = 15
opponent = Auburn
site_stadium = Bryant-Denny Stadium
site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
gamename = Iron Bowl
tv = CBS
score = 15–22
attend = 92,138CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = December 28
nonconf = yes
time = 3:31 pm
neutral = yes
opponent = Oklahoma State
site_stadium = Independence Stadium
site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
gamename = 2006 Independence Bowl
tv = ESPN
score = 31–34
attend = 45,054CFB Schedule End| rank=| poll=| timezone = Central Time

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