The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11-2 record (8-0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001 (7-0 MWC, 12-2 Overall). This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (co-champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole champions in 2001).
BYU finished the 2005 regular season with a 6-5 record and 5-3 for the conference. They would end their post-season with a 35-28 loss to California in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.
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