2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team

The 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They participated as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Golden Panthers played their home games at the on-campus FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Don Strock in his fifth and final season as head coach, before he resigned at the end of the year. The season was marred by the infamous brawl against the University of Miami in the seventh week of the season, which would precipitate Strock's resignation.

2006 FIU Golden Panthers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–12 (0–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Don Strock (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (1st season)
Home stadium	FIU Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
FIU		0	–	7					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions

The Golden Panthers finished the 2006 season winless in twelve games and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 115. Their average of 9.6 points scored per game was the worst in the FBS that year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN Plus	L 6–7	20,058
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN360	L 20–21	27,114
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 28–33	15,212
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 10–14	45,317
September 30	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 6–31	15,174
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	CSS	L 22–25 ^7OT	15,123
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Miami*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CSS	L 0–35	51,130
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 3–38	92,138
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 0–35	15,009
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 7–17	15,134
November 25	7:00 p.m.	vs. Florida Atlantic	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPN Plus	L 0–31	9,655
December 2		Troy	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		L 13–26	15,023
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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NFL draftees

The following FIU players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft:

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Antwan Barnes	4	134	Linebacker	Baltimore Ravens
Chandler Williams	7	233	Wide receiver	Minnesota Vikings

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References

1. "Football - Schedule/Results". Retrieved December 12, 2015.
2. "2007 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2015.