The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-6 in 2006. They fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 44 to 41, in the Insight Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 8-6 | ||
2-6 | 6-7 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 | ||
3-5 | 5-7 | ||
1-7 | 4-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 376 | 4,881 | 840 | 5.8 | 2,007 | 467 | 4.3 | 2,874 | 373 | 7.7 | 246 | 114 | 125 | 125 | 68 | 570 | ||
Team Rank | 30th | 32nd | 46th | 33rd | 40th | 41st | 40th | 34th | 50th | 32nd | 42nd | 26th | 40th | 40th | 43rd | 49th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 338 | 5,543 | 6.0 | 2,056 | 485 | 4.2 | 3,487 | 434 | 8.0 | 291 | 116 | 160 | 160 | 54 | 408 | |||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 116th | 104th | 98th | 107th | 85th | 118th | 105th | 106th | 117th | 104th | 118th | 118th | 114th | 117th | ||||
Net | +38 | -662 | +840 | -0.2 | -49 | -18 | +0.1 | -613 | -61 | -0.3 | -45 | -2 | -35 | -35 | +14 | +162 | |||
Net Rank | 53rd | 93rd | 45th | 71st | 70th | 74th | 66th | 104th | 101st | 66th | 104th | 67th | 109th | 109th | 95th | 102nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |