2006 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2006 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held on December 2, 2006, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and pit the divisional winners from the Big 12 Conference: the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winner of the North division against the Oklahoma Sooners, winner of the South division. The Sooners defeated the Cornhuskers, 21-7.[1] This was the first time the two teams had ever met in the Big 12 conference championship game.

For the Big 12 men's basketball championship, see 2006 Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

2006 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
2006 Big 12 Championship logo.
Nebraska Cornhuskers Oklahoma Sooners
(9–3) (10–2)
7 21
Head coach: 
Bill Callahan		 Head coach: 
Bob Stoops
APCoachesBCS
191820
APCoachesBCS
81012
1234 Total
Nebraska 0700 7
Oklahoma 14070 21
DateDecember 2, 2006
Season2006
StadiumArrowhead Stadium
LocationKansas City, Missouri
MVPWR Malcolm Kelly
RefereeRandy Christal
Attendance80,031
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersMike Patrick and Todd Blackledge

Regular season
2006 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Nebraska x  6 –2   9 –5  
Missouri  4 –4   8 –5  
Kansas State  4 –4   7 –6  
Kansas  3 –5   6 –6  
Colorado  2 –6   2 –10  
Iowa State  1 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 13 Texas  6 –2   10 –3  
Texas A&M  5 –3   9 –4  
Texas Tech  4 –4   8 –5  
Oklahoma State  3 –5   7 –6  
Baylor  3 –5   4 –8  
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

After the Championship game

The Sooners went on to play in the Fiesta Bowl and lose to Boise State Broncos in one of the most historic upsets in BCS and bowl game history, not only because of the winner, but the way in which Boise State used a trick play to win the game.[2][3]

Nebraska went on to lose to the Auburn Tigers in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 17 to 14.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "No. 10 Oklahoma wears Big 12 crown after defeat of Nebraska - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  2. "ESPN.com - NCF - Tostitos FIESTA BOWL". www.espn.com.
  3. "Forde: Magical Broncos land mighty populist blow". January 2, 2007.
  4. "2006 Auburn football".
  5. "Stewart makes most of touches as No. 10 Auburn wins Cotton Bowl". USA Today.
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