2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team
| 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Don Strock in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home game at FIU Stadium in Miami.
The season was marred by the infamous brawl against the Miami Hurricanes in the seventh week of the season, which precipitated Strock's resignation. The Golden Panthers finished the 2006 season winless in twelve games, and were outscored by opponents 313 to 115. Their average of 9.6 points scored per game was the worst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) that year.
Schedule
| Date | 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 (FL)* |
| 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
The 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
- ^ "Florida International Panthers Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "2006 Florida International Golden Panthers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Florida International University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2015.