2006 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2006 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were coached by Greg Robinson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2006 Syracuse Orange football
Conference	Big East Conference
2006 record	0–8, 4 wins vacated (0–6 Big East, 1 win vacated)
Head coach	Greg Robinson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian White
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

2006 Big East Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Louisville $		6	–	1					12	–	1
No. 10 West Virginia		5	–	2					11	–	2
No. 12 Rutgers		5	–	2					11	–	2
South Florida		4	–	3					9	–	4
Cincinnati		4	–	3					8	–	5
Pittsburgh		2	–	5					6	–	6
Connecticut		1	–	6					4	–	8
Syracuse		0	–	6					0	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In 2015, Syracuse vacated the four wins from this season among others from the 2004 to 2006 season, due to the NCAA finding players ineligible for academic fraud.[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPN360	L 10–20	34,121
September 9	3:30 pm	No. 14 Iowa*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ABC	L 13–20	37,199
September 16	12:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ESPNU	W 31–21 (vacated)	40,657
September 23	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPNU	W 34–14 (vacated)	35,274
September 30	1:30 pm	Wyoming*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN360	W 40–34 ^2OT (vacated)	38,447
October 7	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	L 11–21	41,870
October 14	12:00 pm	at No. 5 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	ESPN+	L 17–41	60,051
October 21	12:00 pm	No. 6 Louisville	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	L 13–28	35,708
October 28	12:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati	ESPN+	L 3–17	20,146
November 11	12:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	ESPN+	L 10–27	43,413
November 18	12:00 pm	Connecticut	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 20–14 (vacated)	35,079
November 25	12:00 pm	at No. 15 Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 7–38	43,791
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Mink, Nate. "NCAA report: Syracuse football placed on 5-year probation, self-vacates 11 wins". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
2. O'Brien, John. "Summary: What did Syracuse do wrong? NCAA cites academic fraud, extra benefits, drug policy". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
3. "2006 Football Schedule". Syracuse University.