September 3, 2006 • Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas • FSN • Attendance: 42,733 The Bears led the 22nd-ranked Horned Frogs 7-0 at halftime, but TCU took the lead for good with 1:17 left in the third quarter on an 84-yard touchdown pass from back-up quarterback Marcus Jackson to Aaron Brown.
September 9, 2006 • Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee • ESPN Gameplan • Attendance: 105,466 The heavily favored Volunteers led 31-17 with 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Air Force scored a touchdown with 2:41 remaining and then recovered an onside kick.
September 16, 2006 • Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas • CSTV • Attendance: 45,647 After being trounced by their former Southwest Conference rivals, 70-35, in Lubbock two years prior, the Horned Frog defense kept quarterback Graham Harrell and the Red Raider offense out of the endzone for the entire game, JR linebacker walk on Christopher Abbott led the defense with one sack, 8 tackles 3 for a loss of yards and one interception, to earn their fourth consecutive victory over the Big 12.
September 16, 2006 • Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts • ESPN2 • Attendance: 40,233 In what would be the last game the Cougars lost in 2006, Boston College scored a touchdown on the first play of the second overtime and then waited through an instant replay review to confirm linebacker Brian Francois' game-sealing interception of John Beck's tipped pass.
December 19, 2006 • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California • ESPN2 The Horned Frogs held the nation's leading rusher, Garrett Wolfe, to just 28 yards on 20 carries in a lopsided 37-7 win.
December 21, 2006 • Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada • ESPN The MW champion Cougars, led by game MVP tight end Jonny Harline, handled the Pac-10's University of Oregon Ducks with ease, 38-8.
San Jose State quarterback Adam Tafralis threw for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns to pace the Spartans in what was the Lobos' fifth straight defeat in a bowl game.
December 23, 2006 • Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas • ESPN Utah quarterback Brett Ratliff threw for 240 yards and a touchdown to lead the Utes to a 25-13 victory over the Golden Hurricane, who were representing Conference USA.