2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
Conf.Overall
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 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.