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2006 Capital One Bowl
American college football game
American college football game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 2006 |
| game_name | Capital One Bowl |
| football_season | 2005 |
| visitor_name_short | Wisconsin |
| visitor_nickname | Badgers |
| visitor_school | University of Wisconsin |
| home_name_short | Auburn |
| home_nickname | Tigers |
| home_school | Auburn University |
| visitor_record | 9–3 |
| visitor_conference | Big Ten |
| home_record | 9–2 |
| home_conference | SEC |
| visitor_coach | Barry Alvarez |
| home_coach | Tommy Tuberville |
| visitor_rank_AP | 21 |
| visitor_rank_coaches | 20 |
| visitor_rank_BCS | 18 |
| home_rank_AP | 7 |
| home_rank_coaches | 7 |
| home_rank_BCS | 9 |
| visitor_1q | 10 |
| visitor_2q | 7 |
| visitor_3q | 0 |
| visitor_4q | 7 |
| home_1q | 0 |
| home_2q | 0 |
| home_3q | 3 |
| home_4q | 7 |
| date_game_played | January 2 |
| stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| city | Orlando, Florida |
| MVP | RB Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin |
| odds | Auburn by 10.5 |
| referee | Ron Cherry (ACC) |
| attendance | 57,221 |
| payout | 4.25 million |
| us_network | ABC |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, and Holly Rowe |
The 2006 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Auburn Tigers on January 2, 2006, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Despite the odds against them, Wisconsin defeated the higher ranked Tigers, 24-10.
Prior to the bowl game, Barry Alvarez announced that he would be stepping down as head coach of Wisconsin after 16 seasons and eight bowl victories in order to focus his attention on his duties as the athletic director at the university.
Brian Calhoun, the MVP of the game, rushed 30 times for 213 yards and a 33-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Badgers. This would turn out to be his last collegiate football game as Calhoun opted to forgo his senior year in favor of entering the NFL draft. Badgers QB John Stocco threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Wisconsin wide receiver Brandon Williams caught six passes for 173 yards and a touchdown in addition to 35 yards rushing.
Despite having the top offense in the Southeastern Conference, Auburn was not able to establish themselves against the Badgers defense. In the 2005 season, Auburn had not been shut out in the first half. Overall, Auburn's offense was outgained by Wisconsin by over two to one.
Statistics
| Statistics | Wisconsin | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| **1st downs** | 24 | 19 |
| **Total yards** | 548 | 236 |
| **Passing yards** | 301 | 137 |
| **Rushing yards** | 247 | 99 |
| **Penalties** | 7-56 | 5-35 |
| **3rd down conversions** | 7–15 | 4-14 |
| **4th down conversions** | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| **Turnovers** | 1 | 2 |
| **Time of possession** | 30:48 | 29:12 |
Scoring summary
| Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|
| **1st Quarter** | |
| WIS – Brandon Williams 30 Yd Pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55 | WIS 7-0 |
| WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19 Yd FG, 0:21 | WIS 10-0 |
| **2nd Quarter** | |
| WIS – Owen Daniels 13 Yd Pass From John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19 | WIS 17-0 |
| **3rd Quarter** | |
| AUB – John Vaughn 19 Yd FG, 11:54 | WIS 17-3 |
| **4th Quarter** | |
| AUB – Courtney Taylor 9 Yd Pass From Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49 | WIS 17-10 |
| WIS – Brian Calhoun 33 Yd Run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22 | WIS 24-10 |
References
References
- (August 2019). "Capital One Bowl History}}{{Dead link".
- "Badgers win Capital One Bowl in Alvarez's final game".
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