The 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They participated as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Golden Panthers played their home games at the on-campus FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Don Strock in his fifth and final season as head coach, before he resigned at the end of the year. The season was marred by the infamous brawl against the University of Miami in the seventh week of the season, which would precipitate Strock's resignation.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 0–12 (0–7 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Briner (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Fouquier (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | FIU Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Golden Panthers finished the 2006 season winless in twelve games and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 115. Their average of 9.6 points scored per game was the worst in the FBS that year.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN Plus | L 6–7 | 20,058 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | ESPN360 | L 20–21 | 27,114 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | L 28–33 | 15,212 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | L 10–14 | 45,317 | ||
September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| L 6–31 | 15,174 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | CSS | L 22–25 7OT | 15,123 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Miami* |
| CSS | L 0–35 | 51,130 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama* | PPV | L 3–38 | 92,138 | |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe |
| L 0–35 | 15,009 | |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 7–17 | 15,134 | ||
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Florida Atlantic | ESPN Plus | L 0–31 | 9,655 | |
December 2 | Troy |
| L 13–26 | 15,023 | ||
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NFL draftees
editThe following FIU players were selected in the 2007 NFL draft:
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
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Antwan Barnes | 4 | 134 | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens |
Chandler Williams | 7 | 233 | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
References
edit- ^ "Football - Schedule/Results". Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2015.