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
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2006-09-02 | Eastern Kentucky | W (31-0) | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 282 | 2 | 36 | 129 | 3.6 | 2 | 70 | 411 | 5.9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2006-09-08 | Pittsburgh | L (15-33) | 25 | 40 | 62.5 | 221 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 1.2 | 1 | 70 | 256 | 3.7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2006-09-16 | @ | Ohio State | L (7-37) | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 216 | 1 | 22 | -4 | -0.2 | 0 | 47 | 212 | 4.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2006-09-23 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (13-29) | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 159 | 0 | 38 | 121 | 3.2 | 1 | 58 | 280 | 4.8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2006-09-30 | Miami (FL) | W (24-10) | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 43 | 1 | 42 | 253 | 6.0 | 2 | 53 | 296 | 5.6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2006-10-07 | Akron | W (20-14) | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 230 | 1 | 53 | 194 | 3.7 | 1 | 77 | 424 | 5.5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2006-10-14 | @ | Louisville | L (17-23) | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 129 | 2 | 52 | 212 | 4.1 | 0 | 80 | 341 | 4.3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2006-10-22 | South Florida | W (23-6) | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 105 | 0 | 46 | 191 | 4.2 | 2 | 64 | 296 | 4.6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2006-10-28 | Syracuse | W (17-3) | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 205 | 1 | 42 | 147 | 3.5 | 1 | 60 | 352 | 5.9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2006-11-11 | @ | West Virginia | L (24-42) | 23 | 41 | 56.1 | 310 | 3 | 31 | 57 | 1.8 | 0 | 72 | 367 | 5.1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 2006-11-18 | Rutgers | W (30-11) | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 277 | 1 | 46 | 125 | 2.7 | 1 | 61 | 402 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2006-11-25 | @ | Connecticut | W (26-23) | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 291 | 2 | 41 | 151 | 3.7 | 0 | 75 | 442 | 5.9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2007-01-06 | N | Western Michigan | W (27-24) | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 221 | 2 | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 0 | 71 | 347 | 4.9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 207 | 345 | 60.0 | 2689 | 17 | 513 | 1737 | 3.4 | 11 | 858 | 4426 | 5.2 | 121 | 92 | 10 | 223 | 88 | 755 | 12 | 17 | 29 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2006-09-02 | Eastern Kentucky | W (31-0) | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 177 | 0 | 31 | 73 | 2.4 | 0 | 64 | 250 | 3.9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2006-09-08 | Pittsburgh | L (15-33) | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 267 | 3 | 35 | 90 | 2.6 | 0 | 56 | 357 | 6.4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2006-09-16 | @ | Ohio State | L (7-37) | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 278 | 2 | 32 | 166 | 5.2 | 2 | 67 | 444 | 6.6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2006-09-23 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (13-29) | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 188 | 1 | 33 | 145 | 4.4 | 1 | 56 | 333 | 5.9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2006-09-30 | Miami (FL) | W (24-10) | 21 | 48 | 43.8 | 190 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 0 | 73 | 226 | 3.1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2006-10-07 | Akron | W (20-14) | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 183 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 1 | 52 | 219 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2006-10-14 | @ | Louisville | L (17-23) | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 324 | 1 | 26 | 105 | 4.0 | 1 | 62 | 429 | 6.9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 2006-10-22 | South Florida | W (23-6) | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 127 | 1 | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 0 | 65 | 219 | 3.4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2006-10-28 | Syracuse | W (17-3) | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 119 | 0 | 31 | 61 | 2.0 | 0 | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2006-11-11 | @ | West Virginia | L (24-42) | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 98 | 1 | 38 | 313 | 8.2 | 5 | 52 | 411 | 7.9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2006-11-18 | Rutgers | W (30-11) | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 238 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 1 | 63 | 288 | 4.6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | 2006-11-25 | @ | Connecticut | W (26-23) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 172 | 2 | 31 | 123 | 4.0 | 1 | 55 | 295 | 5.4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2007-01-06 | N | Western Michigan | W (27-24) | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 260 | 2 | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 1 | 74 | 368 | 5.0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 Games | 219 | 419 | 52.3 | 2621 | 14 | 380 | 1398 | 3.7 | 13 | 799 | 4019 | 3.9 | 107 | 70 | 21 | 198 | 89 | 662 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||||