2006 Auburn Tigers football team

2006 Auburn Tigers football
2006 Auburn Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 17–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	"Gulf Coast" (run-oriented West Coast)
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium; (Capacity: 87,451)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 25 Tennessee	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	8	–	5
No. 23 Georgia	4	–	4	9	–	4
South Carolina	3	–	5	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	4	–	8
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 3 LSU %	6	–	2	11	–	2
Alabama	2	–	6	6	–	7
Ole Miss	2	–	6	4	–	8
Mississippi State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year. Offensive coordinator Al Borges returned for his third season to direct the offense and was joined by first-year defensive coordinator Will Muschamp who came from the Miami Dolphins. Auburn played its eight-game home schedule within the friendly confines of Jordan–Hare Stadium, the ninth largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA seating 87,451. The Tigers finished the season with an impressive 11–2 record, finishing second in the SEC Western Division behind the surprising Arkansas Razorbacks. With signature wins over the eventual BCS champion Florida Gators and the final-ranked #3 LSU Tigers, Auburn was the only team that could claim victories over two BCS and top five teams. However, the team also had signature losses to the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks and Georgia Bulldogs. They finished the season ranked #8 in the Coaches Poll and #9 in the AP Poll.