Record: 8-5, .615 W-L% (38th of 119)
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mark Dantonio (7-5), Brian Kelly (1-0)
PS/G: 21.1 (82nd of 119) ▪ PA/G: 19.6 (36th of 119)
SRS: 5.29 (44th of 119) ▪ SOS: 3.29 (27th of 119)
Bowl Game: Won International Bowl 27-24 versus Western Michigan
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | Eastern Kentucky | Non-Major | W | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 8, 2006 | Fri | Cincinnati | Pittsburgh | Big East | L | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 16, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | @ | (1) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 7 | 37 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Sep 23, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | @ | (11) Virginia Tech | ACC | L | 13 | 29 | 1 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 5 | Sep 30, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 7, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | Akron | MAC | W | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 14, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | @ | (7) Louisville | Big East | L | 17 | 23 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 22, 2006 | Sun | Cincinnati | South Florida | Big East | W | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Oct 28, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | Syracuse | Big East | W | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 11, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | @ | (10) West Virginia | Big East | L | 24 | 42 | 5 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 18, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | (7) Rutgers | Big East | W | 30 | 11 | 6 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Nov 25, 2006 | Sat | Cincinnati | @ | Connecticut | Big East | W | 26 | 23 | 7 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Jan 6, 2007 | Sat | Cincinnati | N | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 27 | 24 | 8 | 5 | W 3 | International Bowl (Toronto, Canada) |