Record: 11-2, .846 W-L% (6th of 119) ▪ Rank: 12th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Greg Schiano (11-2)
PS/G: 29.8 (22nd of 119) ▪ PA/G: 14.3 (8th of 119)
SRS: 12.88 (14th of 119) ▪ SOS: 1.11 (44th of 119)
Bowl Game: Won Texas Bowl 37-10 versus Kansas State
| 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 | @ | North Carolina | W (21-16) | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 145 | 0 | 41 | 217 | 5.3 | 3 | 61 | 362 | 5.9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2006-09-09 | Illinois | W (33-0) | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 145 | 1 | 40 | 166 | 4.2 | 1 | 65 | 311 | 4.8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2006-09-16 | Ohio | W (24-7) | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 83 | 0 | 38 | 217 | 5.7 | 2 | 54 | 300 | 5.6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2006-09-23 | Howard | W (56-7) | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 142 | 1 | 53 | 215 | 4.1 | 7 | 70 | 357 | 5.1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2006-09-29 | @ | South Florida | W (22-20) | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 100 | 0 | 45 | 226 | 5.0 | 2 | 65 | 326 | 5.0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2006-10-14 | @ | Navy | W (34-0) | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 215 | 3 | 33 | 124 | 3.8 | 1 | 59 | 339 | 5.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2006-10-21 | @ | Pittsburgh | W (20-10) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 72 | 1 | 48 | 268 | 5.6 | 1 | 66 | 340 | 5.2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | Connecticut | W (24-13) | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 123 | 0 | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 1 | 53 | 237 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2006-11-09 | Louisville | W (28-25) | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 189 | 1 | 30 | 143 | 4.8 | 2 | 51 | 332 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2006-11-18 | @ | Cincinnati | L (11-30) | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 238 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 1 | 63 | 288 | 4.6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 2006-11-25 | Syracuse | W (38-7) | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 146 | 2 | 44 | 217 | 4.9 | 3 | 59 | 363 | 6.2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2006-12-02 | @ | West Virginia | L (39-41) | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 278 | 1 | 37 | 174 | 4.7 | 3 | 63 | 452 | 7.2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-12-28 | N | Kansas State | W (37-10) | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 268 | 2 | 37 | 211 | 5.7 | 1 | 65 | 479 | 7.4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 165 | 298 | 55.4 | 2144 | 12 | 496 | 2342 | 4.7 | 28 | 794 | 4486 | 5.6 | 91 | 112 | 16 | 219 | 60 | 487 | 7 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 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 | @ | North Carolina | W (21-16) | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 234 | 1 | 32 | 169 | 5.3 | 1 | 68 | 403 | 5.9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2006-09-09 | Illinois | W (33-0) | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 66 | 2.3 | 0 | 50 | 126 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2006-09-16 | Ohio | W (24-7) | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 125 | 1 | 26 | -6 | -0.2 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2006-09-23 | Howard | W (56-7) | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 124 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 1.5 | 0 | 57 | 172 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2006-09-29 | @ | South Florida | W (22-20) | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 255 | 1 | 25 | 92 | 3.7 | 2 | 51 | 347 | 6.8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2006-10-14 | @ | Navy | W (34-0) | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 113 | 2.3 | 0 | 66 | 161 | 2.4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2006-10-21 | @ | Pittsburgh | W (20-10) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 169 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 2.6 | 0 | 52 | 236 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | Connecticut | W (24-13) | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 67 | 0 | 44 | 188 | 4.3 | 2 | 61 | 255 | 4.2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2006-11-09 | Louisville | W (28-25) | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 163 | 1 | 39 | 103 | 2.6 | 1 | 66 | 266 | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2006-11-18 | @ | Cincinnati | L (11-30) | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 277 | 1 | 46 | 125 | 2.7 | 1 | 61 | 402 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2006-11-25 | Syracuse | W (38-7) | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 69 | 1 | 31 | 122 | 3.9 | 0 | 50 | 191 | 3.8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2006-12-02 | @ | West Virginia | L (39-41) | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 244 | 1 | 47 | 195 | 4.1 | 3 | 77 | 439 | 5.7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2006-12-28 | N | Kansas State | W (37-10) | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 131 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 1.5 | 0 | 45 | 162 | 3.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 162 | 312 | 51.9 | 1966 | 8 | 447 | 1313 | 2.9 | 10 | 759 | 3279 | 5.9 | 79 | 75 | 12 | 166 | 101 | 741 | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||||