John Beck threw for 321 yards and three second-half touchdowns to lead BYU to a 31-17 victory Thursday night that ended No. Add to those changes the fact that the 2006 seniors came from three head coaches since 2000, three different offensive coordinators and a remake of the 3-3-5 defense to the 3-4 in 2006 and Bronco Mendenhall's squad accomplished far more than their predecessors, because they weren't reloading, they were rebuilding. Notre Dame upended Clemson without Trevor Lawrence while Ohio State rolled to 3-0 and Alabama enjoyed a bye week. This week, Jeff Call and I prepared a season review of BYU football 2006. Still, with that less exposure, they had only 13 turnovers in 13 games, the fewest in school history and gave the Cougars the second-longest win streak in the country (10). The streak was the longest in
It is impossible to take every nuance of BYU's past football seasons and place one above another. The 2006 team ranked 31st in rushing defense (114.1 ypg), No. Well, the best scoring defenses in school history are 1985 (13.3 ppg), 1979 (13.6 ppg), 1984 (14.1 ppg), and 2006 (14.7 ppg). Again, not to slight that 1984 team, but 2006 was two plays from finishing 13-0. Manase Tonga rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. There were other nuances. Fitzpatrick kick), T.J. Rushing 99-yard kickoff return (Michael Sgori kick), Justin McCullum 21-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgori kick), Evan Moore 24-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgori kick), Reggie Bush 66-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick), Dwayne Jarrett 15-yard from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick), Matt Leinart 1-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick), Lendale White 43-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick), T.J. Acree 20-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick), T.J. Acree 44-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Zabransky pass failed), David Anderson 6-yard pass from Justin Holland (Jeff Babcock kick), Uldis Jaunarajs 3-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick), Curtis Brown 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick), Uldis Jaunarajs 5-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick), Earvin Johnson 27-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (, Cameron Jensen 26-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick), Dyante Perkins 12-yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick), Jovon Bouknight 35-yard pass from Corey Bramlet (Deric Yaussi kick), Curtis Brown 9-yard run (Matt Payne kick), Darnell Stephens 29-yard run (Michael Greenway kick), Gary Lovely 8-yard blocked punt return (Matt Payne kick), Greg Kirwood 26-yard pass from Shaun Carey (Michael Greenway kick), Darnell Stephens 7-yard run (Michael Greenway kick), Dennis Pitta 1-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick), Austin Collie 82-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick), Eric Waterson 2-yard run (Trent Williams kick failed), Alex Thompson 10-yard pass from Kevin O'Connell (Garrett Palmer kick), Riley Weber 12-yard pass from Matt Payne (Matt Payne kick), Marcus Smith 15-yard run (Wes Zunker kick), Hank Baskett 29-yard pass from Kole McCamey (Wes Zunker kick), DonTrell Moore 1-yard run (Wes Zunker kick), Marty Johnson 5-yard run (David Carroll kick), Bo Nagahi 12-yard fumble return (David Carroll kick), Steve Savoy 92-yard run (David Carroll kick), Steve Savoy 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Carroll kick), $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 16:58.