2006 Buffalo Bulls football team

2006 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Turner Gill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerald Carr (1st season)
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium

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 (OH)		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

The 2006 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls offense scored 220 points while the defense allowed 431 points. Turner Gill was in his first season as the Bulls head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Temple*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 9–3 OT	29,795
September 9	3:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 40–48 3OT	14,227
September 16	7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium Dekalb, IL		L 13–31	21,117
September 23	2:30 pm	at No. 2 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 7–38	84,921
October 7	1:00 pm	Ball State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 25–55	14,885
October 15	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 31–38	13,699
October 21	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 7–42	19,409
October 28	1:00 pm	at No. 18 Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 0–41	14,682
November 4	1:00 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		W 41–14	11,764
November 9	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 16–31	14,512
November 18	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	L 3–35	80,850
November 24	1:00 pm	Central Michigan	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 28–55	11,941
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2006 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 21 Ernest Jackson So OL 71 Jamey Richard Jr WR, QB 18 Naaman Roosevelt Fr RB, QB 19 James Starks Fr QB 16 Drew Willy So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Ramon Guzman Sr DL 95 Ronald Hilaire So DB 30 Mike Newton Fr DE 89 Trevor Scott Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Turner Gill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

• Miami (Ohio)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	14	7	17	38
Bulls	7	7	7	10	31

Due to a snow storm that hit the area, the game was played on Sunday instead of Saturday.