2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach John Bunting. The Tar Heels finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record.
2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal | |
2006 record | 3–9 (2–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Frank Cignetti Jr. (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Marvin Sanders (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) |
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Wake Forest x$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Boston College | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching staff
The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason.[1][2]
Name | Position [3] | Seasons in Position |
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John Bunting | Head Coach | 6th |
Dave Brock | Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator | 2nd |
Ken Browning | Defensive Tackles | 13th |
Frank Cignetti | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks | 1st |
Jeff Connors | Strength and Conditioning Coordinator | 6th |
John Gutekunst | Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends | 3rd |
Danny Pearman | Defensive Ends | 1st |
Andre' Powell | Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs | 6th |
Marvin Sanders | Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs | 3rd |
Tommy Thigpen | Linebackers | 2nd |
Mark Weber | Offensive Line | 1st |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers* | ABC | L 16–21 | 50,000 | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN | L 10–35 | 57,000 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Furman* |
| ESPNU | W 45–42 | 47,000 |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Clemson | ESPN360 | L 7–52 | 81,886 | |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Miami | LFS | L 7–27 | 29,621 | |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida* |
| ESPNU | L 20–37 | 44,000 |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ESPN | L 0–23 | 56,632 | |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Wake Forest |
| ESPNU | L 17–24 | 49,000 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 26–45 | 80,795 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Georgia Tech |
| LFS | L 0–7 | 41,000 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State |
| LFS | W 23–9 | 54,000 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | ESPN360 | W 45–44 | 24,478 | |
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Did not play: Boston College, Florida State, and Maryland.[4]
Team Statistics
Passing Leaders | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int |
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Joe Dailey | 112 | 195 | 1316 | 7 | 10 |
Cameron Sexton | 57 | 136 | 840 | 4 | 8 |
Rushing Leaders | Car | Yds | Long | TD |
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Ronnie McGill | 192 | 790 | 48 | 7 |
Barrington Edwards | 91 | 330 | 34 | 2 |
Justin Warren | 7 | 77 | 23 | 1 |
Receiving Leaders | Rec | Yds | Long | TD |
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Hakeem Nicks | 39 | 660 | 83 | 4 |
Brooks Foster | 38 | 486 | 39 | 2 |
Jesse Holley | 37 | 466 | 50 | 2 |
Kicking | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGM | Long | Pts |
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Connor Barth | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 54 |
References
- "Carolina To Make Football Coaching Change For 2007." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
- "Carolina Names Butch Davis New Football Coach." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
- "2006 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
- "2006-2007 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
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