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2006 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2006
teamNorth Carolina Tar Heels
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
divisionCoastal Division
short_confACC
record3–9
conf_record2–6
head_coachJohn Bunting
hc_year6th
off_coachFrank Cignetti Jr.
oc_year1st
off_schemePro-style
def_coachMarvin Sanders
dc_year3rd
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
captainMelik Brown
captain2Ronnie McGill
captain3Kareen Taylor
stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium

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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Coaching staff

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

**Name****Position****Seasons in Position**
John BuntingHead coach6th
Dave BrockAssistant head coach / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator2nd
Ken BrowningDefensive tackles13th
Frank CignettiOffensive coordinator / quarterbacks1st
Jeff ConnorsStrength and conditioning coordinator6th
John GutekunstAssistant head coach / tight ends3rd
Danny PearmanDefensive ends1st
Andre' PowellSpecial teams coordinator / running backs6th
Marvin SandersDefensive coordinator / defensive backs3rd
Tommy ThigpenLinebackers2nd
Mark WeberOffensive Line1st
Chad ScottGraduate assistant1st

Team statistics

Passing leadersCmpAttYdsTDInt
Joe Dailey1121951316710
Cameron Sexton5713684048
Rushing leadersCarYdsLongTD
Ronnie McGill192790487
Barrington Edwards91330342
Justin Warren777231
Receiving leadersRecYdsLongTD
Hakeem Nicks39660834
Brooks Foster38486392
Jesse Holley37466502
KickingXPMXPAFGMFGMLongPts
Connor Barth242410105454

References

References

  1. (September 17, 2006). "McGill carries the load, senior helps Heels survive a scare". The News and Observer.
  2. "[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/unc-m-footbl-sched-2006.html 2006-2007 Schedule] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-05-19 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on February 6, 2008.)
  3. "[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102206aaa.html Carolina To Make Football Coaching Change For 2007] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-07-19 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on February 6, 2008.)
  4. "[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111306aaa.html Carolina Names Butch Davis New Football Coach] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-11-18 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on February 6, 2008.)
  5. "[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081406aae.html 2006 North Carolina Football Media Guide] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-12-02 ." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on February 6, 2008.)
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