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2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMarvin Sanders (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainMelik Brown, Ronnie McGill, Kareen Taylor
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$   6 2     11 3  
No. 20 Boston College   5 3     10 3  
Maryland   5 3     9 4  
Clemson   5 3     8 5  
Florida State   3 5     7 6  
NC State   2 6     3 9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x   7 1     9 5  
No. 19 Virginia Tech   6 2     10 3  
Virginia   4 4     5 7  
Miami (FL)   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   2 6     3 9  
Duke   0 8     0 12  
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23:30 p.m.Rutgers*ABCL 16–2150,000
September 912:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNL 10–3557,000
September 167:00 p.m.No. 4 (FCS) Furman*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUW 45–4247,000[1]
September 2312:00 p.m.at No. 19 ClemsonESPN360L 7–5281,886
October 712:00 p.m.at MiamiLFSL 7–2729,621
October 1412:00 p.m.South Florida*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUL 20–3744,000
October 197:30 p.m.at VirginiaESPNL 0–2356,632
October 283:30 p.m.No. 24 Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUL 17–2449,000
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 11 Notre Dame*NBCL 26–4580,795
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 19 Georgia Techdagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
LFSL 0–741,000
November 1812:00 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
LFSW 23–954,000
November 2512:00 p.m.at DukeESPN360W 45–4424,478
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

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The 2006 season was the last for John Bunting as head coach. He was to be replaced by Butch Davis in the postseason.[3][4]

Name Position [5] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach 6th
Dave Brock Assistant head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator 2nd
Ken Browning Defensive tackles 13th
Frank Cignetti Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 1st
Jeff Connors Strength and conditioning coordinator 6th
John Gutekunst Assistant head coach / tight ends 3rd
Danny Pearman Defensive ends 1st
Andre' Powell Special teams coordinator / running backs 6th
Marvin Sanders Defensive coordinator / defensive backs 3rd
Tommy Thigpen Linebackers 2nd
Mark Weber Offensive Line 1st

Team statistics

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Passing leaders Cmp Att Yds TD Int
Joe Dailey 112 195 1316 7 10
Cameron Sexton 57 136 840 4 8
Rushing leaders Car Yds Long TD
Ronnie McGill 192 790 48 7
Barrington Edwards 91 330 34 2
Justin Warren 7 77 23 1
Receiving leaders Rec Yds Long TD
Hakeem Nicks 39 660 83 4
Brooks Foster 38 486 39 2
Jesse Holley 37 466 50 2
Kicking XPM XPA FGM FGM Long Pts
Connor Barth 24 24 10 10 54 54

References

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  1. ^ "McGill carries the load, senior helps Heels survive a scare". The News and Observer. September 17, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2006-2007 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "Carolina To Make Football Coaching Change For 2007 Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "Carolina Names Butch Davis New Football Coach Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  5. ^ "2006 North Carolina Football Media Guide Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.