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2006 UCF Golden Knights football team

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2006 UCF Golden Knights football
UCF Golden Knights logo.png
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Salem (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Thompson (3rd season)
Home stadium Camping World Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x 62  95 
East Carolina  53  76 
Marshall  44  57 
UCF  35  48 
UAB  26  39 
Memphis  17  210 
West Division
Houston x$ 71  104 
Rice  62  76 
Tulsa  53  85 
SMU  44  66 
UTEP  35  57 
Tulane  26  48 
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his third season with the team. They played in Conference USA, in the East Division.

After a surprise showing in 2005, where they went 7–1 in C-USA and 8–3 in the regular season overall, UCF suffered a bit of a letdown, going 4–8 in 2006 under the new 12-game regular season schedule, and 3–5 in-conference. Their sole non-conference win came against I-AA Villanova. Part of the problem was the transition from a pass-dominated offense led by graduated wide receiver Brandon Marshall to a run-dominated offense led by sophomore running back Kevin Smith.

2006 was the final season that UCF would play at the aging Camping World Stadium. Already under construction was a new 45,000-seat on-campus stadium, which would open in time for the 2007 season. It would also be the final year that UCF would play under the "Golden Knights" nickname. They would drop "Golden" before the 2007 season, becoming simply the UCF Knights, [1] and would soon unveil an updated logo.

One of the highlights of the season was a last-second, nationally televised victory at Marshall on October 4. UCF kicker Michael Torres kicked a go-ahead field goal with eight seconds left, but removed his helmet on the field of play, suffering an excessive celebration penalty. Despite the tense moment, the UCF special teams was able to hold off on the ensuing kickoff. The Golden Knights upset Marshall on the night they celebrated the release of the film We Are Marshall , with the film's star Matthew McConaughey in attendance.

Schedule

The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field Citrus Bowl aerial view.jpg
The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00pm Villanova *W 35–1629,398 [2]
September 96:00pmat No. 7 Florida * PPV L 0–4290,210
September 162:30pm South Florida *
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL (rivalry)
CSTV L 17–2446,708
September 267:30pm Southern Miss
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
ESPN2 L 14–1923,540
October 47:30pmat Marshall ESPN2W 23–2227,572
October 138:00pm Pittsburgh *
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
ESPN L 7–5235,858
October 214:00pm Rice
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 29–4030,307
October 283:30pmat Houston CSTVL 31–5113,242
November 44:00pm East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 10–2331,414 [3]
November 118:00pmat Memphis CSTVW 26–2420,611
November 182:00pmat Tulane L 9–1015,341
November 2512:00pm UAB
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
CSS W 31–2223,755
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "UCF Athletics Reveals New Logo and Font". UCF Athletics Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  2. "Golden Knights end opener hex". The Naples Daily News. September 3, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "That same old feeling, this time, UCF falls to ECU". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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