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on October 4. UCF kicker Michael Torres kicked a go-ahead field goal with eight seconds left, but removed his helmet on the field of play, suffering an excessive celebration penalty. Despite the tense moment, the UCF special teams was able to hold off on the ensuing kickoff. The Golden Knights upset
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After a surprise showing in 2005, where they went 7–1 in C-USA and 8–3 in the regular season overall, UCF suffered a bit of a letdown, going 4–8 in 2006 under the new 12-game regular season schedule, and 3–5 in-conference. Their sole non-conference win came against I-AA
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One of the highlights of the season was a last-second, nationally televised victory at
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2006 was the final season that UCF would play at the aging
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Index

UCF Golden Knights football

Conference USA
George O'Leary
Camping World Stadium
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2007
2006 Conference USA football standings
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Marshall
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UAB
Memphis
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SMU
UTEP
Tulane
Championship
Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
AP Poll
University of Central Florida
2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season
George O'Leary
Conference USA

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