2006 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

2006 Michigan Wolverines football
Rose Bowl, L 18–32 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lloyd Carr (12th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike DeBord (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon English (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPDavid Harris, Mike Hart
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Ohio State $  8 0   12 1  
No. 8 Michigan %  7 1   11 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin  7 1   12 1  
No. 24 Penn State  5 3   9 4  
Purdue  5 3   8 6  
Minnesota  3 5   6 7  
Indiana  3 5   5 7  
Northwestern  2 6   4 8  
Iowa  2 6   6 7  
Illinois  1 7   2 10  
Michigan State  1 7   4 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14. They won their first 11 games and rose to No. 2 in the national rankings before losing a close battle in Columbus to top-ranked Ohio State. Michigan concluded their schedule in the Rose Bowl against the USC Trojans. The game was tied 3–3 at half time, but USC pulled away in the second half, handing Michigan their second loss of the season.

The 2006 Michigan Wolverines finished the season with a record of 11–2, ranked No. 8 in the nation, and tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with Wisconsin, whom they defeated, 27–13, early that season.

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