2006 schedule
Rice
Conference USA
Final rank
#11
Record
7-5
Points
16
Diff
-58
Scored
333
Allowed
391
Outcome
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Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4486
Yards allowed
5388
Rushing yards
1703
Passing yards
3049
Turnovers
22
3rd down conv.
68
4th down conv.
10
Penalties
75
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2006 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB10
TD
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB0
YDS
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB128
Rushing
CAR
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB8
TD
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB0
YDS
- 1. John Thomas ShepherdQB-17
Receiving
REC
- 1. Taylor WardlowTE10
- 2. Corbin SmiterWR9
- 3. Toren DixonWR5
TD
- 1. Taylor WardlowTE1
- 2. John WelchCB0
- 3. Toren DixonWR0
YDS
- 1. Taylor WardlowTE142
- 2. Corbin SmiterWR96
- 3. John WelchCB41
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Terrance GarmonLB2
TD
- 1. Terrance GarmonLB0
YDS
- 1. Terrance GarmonLB20
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Clark FangmeierPK8
PTS
- 1. Clark FangmeierPK59
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2006 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston(Tier 4) | home | 30 – 31 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UCLA(Premier) | away | 16 – 26 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas(Premier) | home | 7 – 52 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida State(Premier) | away | 7 – 55 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Army(Tier 5) | away | 48 – 14 | W | +1 | 1 |
| 7 | Tulane(Tier 4) | away | 24 – 38 | L | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | UAB(Tier 4) | home | 34 – 33 | W | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | UCF(Tier 3) | away | 40 – 29 | W | +3 | 6 |
| 11 | UTEP(Tier 4) | away | 37 – 31 | W | +2 | 8 |
| 12 | Tulsa(Tier 3) | away | 41 – 38 | W | +3 | 11 |
| 13 | East Carolina(Tier 3) | home | 18 – 17 | W | +3 | 14 |
| 14 | SMU(Tier 4) | home | 31 – 27 | W | +2 | 16 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster29 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Toren Dixon | WR | 6'3" | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 17 | John Thomas Shepherd | QB | 6'1" | El Dorado, AR |
| 27 | Marcus Knox | RB | 5'10" | Humble, TX |
| 29 | John Welch | CB | 6'2" · 185 lb | Gautier, MS |
| 34 | Terrance Garmon | LB | 6'2" · 225 lb | Tyler, TX |
| 46 | Clark Fangmeier | PK | 5'11" | Houston, TX |
| 80 | Corbin Smiter | WR | 6'2" | Southlake, TX |
| 84 | Taylor Wardlow | TE | 6'6" | Grapevine, TX |
| — | Andray Downs | — | — | — |
| — | Bencil Smith | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon King | — | — | — |
| — | C.J. Ugokwe | — | — | — |
| — | Carl Taylor | — | — | — |
| — | Chad Price | — | — | — |
| — | Chase Clement | — | — | — |
| — | Evan Fentriss | — | — | — |
| — | Ja'Corey Markeice Shepherd | — | — | — |
| — | Jared Scruggs | — | — | — |
| — | Jarett Dillard | — | — | — |
| — | Joel Armstrong | — | — | — |
| — | John Wall | — | — | — |
| — | Joseph Agnew | — | — | — |
| — | Lance Byrd | — | — | — |
| — | Lance Luedeker | — | — | — |
| — | Luke Juist | — | — | — |
| — | Mike Falco | — | — | — |
| — | Quinton Smith | — | — | — |
| — | Tommy Henderson | — | — | — |
| — | Will Moss | — | — | — |