The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
The Ducks started the season ranked 21 in the Associated Press poll, and won their first game against Stanford in Autzen Stadium by a score of 48–10. Dennis Dixon was the quarterback for the Ducks during the season with Jonathan Stewart as his primary running back. The Ducks finished off the season 7-6 (4-5 Pac-10) and got picked for the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl against BYU. The Ducks lost 8-38 to the Cougars to end their season unranked for the first time since 2004.
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