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2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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The 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season, or the American college football season, began on August 31, 2006 and will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA (not counting post-season all-star games that follow).[1]

Preseason rankings

Many publications release their predictions of the number one team prior to the beginning of the season. Following is a list of some of the publications' #1 pick.
Athlon: Oklahoma[2]
CBS Sportsline: Ohio State[citation needed]
Gold Sheet: Oklahoma[3]
Lindy: Notre Dame[4]
Phil Steele: Oklahoma[5]
Sporting News: Notre Dame[6]
Associated Press: Ohio State[7]

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings § Preseason polls

Rules changes for 2006

There are several rules that have changed for the 2006 season:[8] Following are some highlights:

  • Players may only wear clear eyeshields.
  • The kicking tee is a one-inch tee instead of a two-inch one.
  • Halftime lasts twenty minutes.
  • On a kickoff, the game clock starts when the ball is kicked, rather than when the receiving team touches it.
  • The referee may no longer stop the game due to excessive crowd noise.
  • When a live-ball penalty such as an illegal formation occurs on a kick, the receiving team may choose either to add the penalty yardage to the end of the return or require the kick to be attempted again with the spot moved back. Previously, only the latter option was available.
  • If a team scores at the end of the game, they will not kick the extra point unless it would affect the outcome of the game.
  • Instant replay is now officially sanctioned and standardized.

Bowl Championship Series

For the ninth year, the Bowl Championship Series will select the number one and two teams to play in the championship game on January 8th. This year marks a change for the BCS, as the added National Championship Game begins as a separate entity from the bowls. It will rotate between the four sites, just like the old format of the National Championship. Also, for all games except the Rose Bowl Game (which has its own television contract with ABC), the BCS will now be broadcasted on Fox, after spending 7 years on ABC.

A full bowl schedule can be found under NCAA football bowl games, 2006-07.

Key Matchups

Date Visitor Home Source Significance Score*
August 31 Northwestern Miami (Ohio) Feldman[9] This matchup was more significant sentimentally than competitively. This was Northwestern's first game after the unexpected death of head coach Randy Walker, who was also the winningest head coach in Miami history. 21-3
September 2 California Tennessee Feldman[9] After a shocking 5-6 season last year, Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer sought to assure the Knoxville faithful that it was only an aberration. Cal sought to validate its highest preseason ranking in a half-century. In the end, Tennessee convincingly won. 18-35
September 4 Florida State Miami The latest edition of one of the most intense rivalries in college football. 13-10
September 9 Ohio State Texas Feldman[9]
September 9 Penn State Notre Dame Feldman[9]
September 16 Miami Louisville Feldman[9]
September 16 Nebraska USC Feldman[9]
September 16 Texas Tech TCU Feldman[9]
September 16 Oklahoma Oregon Feldman[9]
September 16 Michigan Notre Dame Feldman[9]
September 16 Iowa State Iowa Feldman[9]
* The name of the winning team is in bold-face.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006-07 Bowl Schedule" (HTML). ESPN.com. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
  2. ^ "Preseason Top 25" (HTML). Athlon Sports, Inc. Retrieved 2006-07-05.
  3. ^ Marshall, Bruce. "THE GOLD SHEET PRESEASON TOP 25!" (HTML). The Gold Sheet. Retrieved 2006-07-05.
  4. ^ "Lindy's Power Rankings" (HTML). Lindy's Sports. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
  5. ^ "Ten Minutes with Phil Steele" (HTML). Scout, Inc. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame will be the national champion" (HTML). SportingNews.com. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
  7. ^ "ESPN.com - NCF - 2006 College Football Rankings - Week 1" (HTML). espn.com. Retrieved 2006-08-22.
  8. ^ "Memorandum: 2005 Rule Changes" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2006-07-22.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "September's intriguing matchups" (HTML). ESPN. 2006-07-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateaccessed= ignored (help)
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