2006 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2006 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Chippewas were led by third-year head coach Brian Kelly.

2006 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion MAC West Division champion Motor City Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 31–10 vs. Ohio
Motor City Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2006 record	10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Kelly (3rd season) Jeff Quinn (bowl game)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 30,199)

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Central Michigan x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Central Michigan finished the regular season with an 8–4 record and a 7–1 record in conference play, placing first in the West Division. They qualified for the MAC Championship Game, where they defeated Ohio 31–10. Central Michigan competed in the Motor City Bowl against Middle Tennessee, which they won 31–14.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Boston College*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 24–31	25,418[2]
September 9	12:00 pm	at No. 10 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	L 17–41	108,712[3]
September 16	1:00 pm	Akron	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CL	W 24–21	20,097[4]
September 23	3:30 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CL	W 24–17	11,686[5]
September 30	6:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 36–45	54,566[6]
October 7	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 42–20	20,419[7]
October 14	1:00 pm	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 18–7	21,013[8]
October 19	7:30 pm	Bowling Green	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 31–14	11,262[9]
November 4	1:00 pm	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 42–26	16,091[10]
November 10	7:00 pm	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Victory Cannon)	CL	W 31–7	30,027[11]
November 17	1:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	L 10–31	18,139[12]
November 24	1:05 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 55–28	11,941[13]
November 30	7:45 pm	vs. Ohio	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship)	ESPN	W 31–10	25,483[14]
December 26	7:30 pm	vs. Middle Tennessee	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–14	54,113[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Football – 2006 Schedule/Results". Central Michigan Chippewas. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
2. "Boston College at Central Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
3. "Central Michigan at Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
4. "Akron at Central Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 16, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
5. "CMU at Eastern Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. September 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
6. "CMU at Kentucky". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 1, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
7. "CMU 42, Toledo 20". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 8, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
8. "Ball State at Central Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
9. "Bowling Green at Central Michigan". Central Michigan Chippewas. October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
10. "CMU 42, Temple 26". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
11. "Central Michigan 31, Western Michigan 7". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
12. "Central Michigan vs Northern Illinois (Nov 17, 2006)". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 18, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
13. "CMU vs Buffalo (Nov 24, 2006)". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
14. "CMU 31, Ohio 10". Central Michigan Chippewas. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
15. "CMU 31, Middle Tennessee 14". Central Michigan Chippewas. December 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved September 29, 2012.