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Index 2006 Alamo Bowl

The 2006 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game, one of the 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1]

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  1. 78 relations: Aaron Ross, Alamodome, AP poll, Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, Bedlam Series, Big 12 Championship Game, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Bo Jackson, Bootleg play, Bowl Championship Series, Bowl game, Chris Ogbonnaya, Chris Spielman, Chuck Long, Citrus Bowl, Coaches Poll, Coin flipping, College football, Colt McCoy, Cotton Bowl Classic, Drew Tate, End-around, ESPN, Field goal, Fiesta Bowl, Forward pass, Freedom Bowl, Fumble, Gator Bowl, Gene Chizik, Half-time, Heisman Trophy, Holiday Bowl, Home advantage, Hook 'em Horns, Incomplete pass, Interception, Iowa State Cyclones, Jamaal Charles, Jevan Snead, Kansas State Wildcats, Kickoff (gridiron football), Kirk Ferentz, Limas Sweed, LSU Tigers football, Mack Brown, Marcus Griffin, Ohio State Buckeyes football, ... Expand index (28 more) »

  2. 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games
  3. 21st century in San Antonio
  4. Alamo Bowl
  5. December 2006 sports events in the United States
  6. Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games

Aaron Ross

Aaron Jermaine Ross (born September 15, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).

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Alamodome

The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas.

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AP poll

The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Austin American-Statesman

The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. The distribution of the following The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and USA TODAY international and national news, but also incorporates strong Central Texas coverage, especially in political reporting.

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Bedlam Series

The Bedlam Series was the best name given to the Oklahoma–Oklahoma State rivalry.

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Big 12 Championship Game

The Big 12 Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference between the best and the second-best Big 12 team.

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Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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Bo Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player.

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Bootleg play

In American football, a bootleg play is a play in which the quarterback runs with the ball in the direction of either sideline behind the line of scrimmage.

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Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.

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Bowl game

In North America, a bowl game, or simply bowl, is one of a number of postseason college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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Chris Ogbonnaya

Christopher Irem Ogbonnaya (born May 20, 1986) is a former American football running back.

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Chris Spielman

Charles Christopher Spielman (born October 11, 1965) is an American former professional football player who is a special assistant to the owner and CEO for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

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Chuck Long

Charles Franklin Long Jr. (born February 18, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL).

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Citrus Bowl

The Citrus Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

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Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football, Division I college basketball, and Division I college baseball teams.

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Coin flipping

Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking which side is showing when it lands, in order to randomly choose between two alternatives, heads or tails, sometimes used to resolve a dispute between two parties.

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College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.

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Colt McCoy

Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent.

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Cotton Bowl Classic

The Cotton Bowl Classic (also known as the Cotton Bowl) is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex since January 1, 1937.

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Drew Tate

Drew Tate (born October 8, 1984) is an American gridiron football coach and former player.

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End-around

The end-around is a play in American football in which an end or wide receiver crosses the backfield towards the opposite end of the line and receives a handoff directly from the quarterback.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football.

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Fiesta Bowl

The Fiesta Bowl is an American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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Forward pass

In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line.

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Freedom Bowl

The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, from 1984 to 1994.

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Fumble

A fumble in gridiron football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled), scoring, or going out of bounds.

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Gator Bowl

The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, usually contested on or around New Year's Day.

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Gene Chizik

Eugene C. Chizik Jr. (born December 28, 1961) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for Defense at North Carolina.

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Half-time

In several team sports, matches are played in two halves.

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Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy (also known simply as the Heisman Trophy) is awarded annually since 1935 to the most outstanding player in college football.

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Holiday Bowl

The Holiday Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in San Diego, California.

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Home advantage

In team sports, the term home advantage – also called home ground, home field, home-field advantage, home court, home-court advantage, defender's advantage or home-ice advantage – describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team.

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Hook 'em Horns

Hook 'em Horns is the chant and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin.

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Incomplete pass

An incomplete pass is a term in gridiron football which means that a legal forward pass is not successfully caught by an eligible offensive player within the field of play.

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Interception

In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the team on defense, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team.

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Iowa State Cyclones

The Iowa State Cyclones are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Iowa State University, located in Ames.

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Jamaal Charles

Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Jevan Snead

Jevan Bryce Snead (September 2, 1987 – September 21, 2019) was an American football quarterback.

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Kansas State Wildcats

The Kansas State Wildcats (variously "Kansas State", "K-State", or "KSU") are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Kansas State University.

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A kickoff is a method of starting a drive in gridiron football.

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Kirk Ferentz

Kirk James Ferentz (born August 1, 1955) is an American football coach.

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Limas Sweed

Limas Lee Sweed Jr. (born December 25, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

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The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football.

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Mack Brown

William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is an American college football coach.

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Marcus Griffin

Marcus Kevin Griffin (born January 4, 1985) is a former American football safety.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference.

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States.

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Pac-12 Conference

The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the Western United States.

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Placekicker

In American football, the placekicker (PK), or simply kicker (K), is the player who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points.

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In gridiron football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground.

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Rob Stone (sportscaster)

Robert "Rob" Stone (born April 15, 1969) is an American sports commentator for Fox Sports, covering various sports including Major League Soccer (MLS), NCAA and NFL football, and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).

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Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, traditionally played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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A route is a pattern or path that a receiver in gridiron football runs to get open for a forward pass.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football.

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Rushing is an action taken by the offense, usually the running back, but it can also be the quarterback, that means to advance the ball by running with it, as opposed to passing, or kicking.

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San Antonio

San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census.

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William Scott Chandler (born July 23, 1985) is a former American football tight end.

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Sean McDonough

Sean McDonough (born May 13, 1962) is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN and the WEEI Boston Red Sox Radio Network.

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Selvin Young

Selvin Young (born October 1, 1983) is a former American football running back.

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Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas.

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Tight end

The tight end (TE) is an offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football.

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Touchdown

A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football.

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Trick play

A trick play, also known as a gadget play, gimmick play or trickeration, is a play in gridiron football that uses deception and unorthodox tactics to fool the opposing team.

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Two-point conversion

In gridiron football, a two-point conversion or two-point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown.

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The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season was topsy-turvy from start to finish.

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The 2005 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship.

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The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 112th season of Sooner football.

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The 2006 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 2006 Alamo Bowl and 2006 Texas Longhorns football team are 2006 in sports in Texas.

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The 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season in college football.

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See also

2006–07 NCAA football bowl games

21st century in San Antonio

Alamo Bowl

December 2006 sports events in the United States

Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Alamo_Bowl

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