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2006 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2006
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
image	Clemson Tigers logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
division	Atlantic Division
short_conf	ACC
record	8–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Tommy Bowden
hc_year	8th
off_coach	Rob Spence
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Multiple
def_coach	Vic Koenning
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	4–3
captain	Gaines Adams
captain2	Chansi Stuckey
captain3	Anthony Waters
stadium	Memorial Stadium
bowl	Music City Bowl
bowl_result	L 20–28 vs. Kentucky

The 2006 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Clemson was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Kentucky. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Entering the season, the Tigers had high expectations, hoping to compete for a spot in the ACC Championship Game. After a defeat at Boston College in the second game of the season, Clemson won its next six contests, averaging nearly 42 points a game over the winning streak. But the Tigers lost four out of their last five games, including a loss to rival South Carolina in the regular season finale.

ESPN's College Gameday made its first-ever appearance in Clemson for the game between the Tigers and Georgia Tech on October 21. Portions of the season, specifically the games against Florida Atlantic and Florida State, were featured in the 2020 film Safety, about sophomore safety Ray McElrathbey taking care of his younger brother while their mother receives treatment for drug addiction.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

Florida State

Clemson's first win in Tallahassee since 1989.

Coaching staff

Tommy Bowden: head coach
Rob Spence: offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
Vic Koenning: defensive Coordinator, defensive backs
Brad Scott: assistant head coach, offensive line
David Blackwell, recruiting coordinator, linebackers
Burton Burns: running backs
Billy Napier: tight ends
Chris Rumph: defensive line
Dabo Swinney: wide receivers
Ron West: outside linebackers
Mike Dooley: defensive video graduate assistant
Andy Ford: defensive graduate assistant
Paul Hogan: offensive graduate assistant
Willie Simmons: offensive video graduate assistant

References

. ["Clemson Tigers Schedule 2006"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/228/season/2006). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2006 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/2006-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2006-07 Football Schedule"](https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2006/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
[https://archive.today/20140909234140/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=262450228 ESPN]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-09.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002001/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=262590052 ESPN]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-09.

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