2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 20–10 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
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
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