2006 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

2006 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 35–16 vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach	Larry Kehres (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vince Kehres (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Mount Union $^	9	–	0	15	–	0
No. 3 Capital ^	8	–	1	11	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace	6	–	3	7	–	3
Marietta	5	–	4	6	–	4
Ohio Northern	5	–	4	6	–	4
John Carroll	5	–	4	5	–	5
Otterbein	3	–	6	4	–	6
Wilmington (OH)	3	–	6	3	–	7
Muskingum	1	–	8	2	–	8
Heidelberg	0	–	9	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2006 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division III football season. In their 21st year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 15–0 record, won the OAC championship, advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, and defeated Wisconsin–Whitewater, 35–16, in the national championship game.^[1]

Sophomore tailback Nate Kmic led the team with 2,365 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns. By the conclusion of his senior season, Kmic became the all-time leading rusher in college football history.

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Averett*	Owen-Fulton Field Danville, VA	W 64–7	3,782	^[2]
September 16	at Otterbein	Memorial Stadium Westerville, OH	W 71–14	3,317
September 23	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	W 62–0	1,894
October 1	Heidelberg	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 58–0	3,832
October 7	Ohio Northern	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 49–7	6,832	^[3]
October 14	at Wilmington (OH)	Williams Stadium Wilmington, OH	W 65–9	3,967
October 21	at Baldwin–Wallace	Finnie Stadium Berea, OH	W 14–0	6,121	^[4]
October 28	Capital	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 38–12	4,132
November 4	John Carroll	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 31–14	4,572
November 11	at Marietta	Don Drumm Stadium Marietta, OH	W 45–17	975
November 18	Hope*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 49–0	1,624
November 25	Wheaton*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)	W 35–3	3,124
December 2	Capital*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 17–14	2,817
December 9	St. John Fisher*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 26–14	3,532	^[5]
December 16	vs. Wisconsin–Whitewater*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 35–16	6,051	^[6]
*Non-conference game

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References

^ "2006 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "Mount Union romps in Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 3, 2006. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Purple Raiders turn the tables". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 8, 2006. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense steps up to solidify shutout". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 22, 2006. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cardinals dream ends". Democrat and Chronicle. December 10, 2006. pp. 1D, 8D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No fairy-tale finale". Wisconsin State Journal. December 17, 2006. pp. E1, E4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2006 Mount Union Football Statistics". Mount Union.

v t e 2006 Mount Union Purple Raiders football—NCAA Division III national champions
Matt Campbell Geoff Dartt Pierre Garçon Nate Kmic Kurt Rocco Cecil Shorts Head coach Larry Kehres Assistant coaches: Zac Bruney Jason Candle Vince Kehres

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Venues	Mount Union Stadium (1913–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division III football champions

Wittenberg (1973)
Central (IA) (1974)
Wittenberg (1975)
Saint John's (MN) (1976)
Widener (1977)
Baldwin–Wallace (1978)
Ithaca (1979)
Dayton (1980)
Widener (1981)
West Georgia (1982)
Augustana (IL) (1983)
Augustana (IL) (1984)
Augustana (IL) (1985)
Augustana (IL) (1986)
Wagner (1987)
Ithaca (1988)
Dayton (1989)
Allegheny (1990)
Ithaca (1991)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992)
Mount Union (1993)
Albion (1994)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995)
Mount Union (1996)
Mount Union (1997)
Mount Union (1998)
Pacific Lutheran (1999)
Mount Union (2000)
Mount Union (2001)
Mount Union (2002)
Saint John's (MN) (2003)
Linfield (2004)
Mount Union (2005)
Mount Union (2006)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Mount Union (2008)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011)
Mount Union (2012)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014)
Mount Union (2015)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated)
Mount Union (2017)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018)
North Central (IL) (2019)
No champion (2020)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021)
North Central (IL) (2022)
Cortland (2023)

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