2006 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Northern Illinois Huskies TCU Horned Frogs
(7–5) (10–2)
7 37
Head coach: 
Joe Novak		 Head coach: 
Gary Patterson
APCoaches
2524
1234 Total
Northern Illinois 0007 7
TCU 610147 37
DateDecember 19, 2006
Season2006
StadiumQualcomm Stadium
LocationSan Diego, California
MVPJeff Ballard (offense), Tommy Blake (defense)
RefereeGreg Burks (Big 12)
Attendance29,709[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRece Davis, Lou Holtz and Mark May

The 2006 Poinsettia Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (TCU) and the Northern Illinois Huskies (NIU) on December 19, 2006 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. TCU defeated NIU 37–7 in this game, which was the second year in the bowl's existence.

Scoring summary

  • TCU - Hobbs 4 yard touchdown run (Manfedini kick blocked), 1st 12:03 (3-26, 0:46)
  • TCU - Ballard 10 yard touchdown run (Manfredini kick), 2nd 14:49 (7-55, 2:09)
  • TCU - Manfredini 25 yard field goal, 2nd 0:00 (12-77, 3:52)
  • TCU - Ballard 1 yard touchdown run (Manfredini kick), 3rd 12:06 (7-80, 2:54)
  • TCU - Ballard 6 yard touchdown run (LoCoco kick), 3rd 9:08 (3-19, 1:11)
  • Northern Illinois - Tranchitella 32 yard blocked punt return (Nendick kick), 4th 14:14
  • TCU - Hecht 6 yard touchdown pass from Ballard (LoCoco kick), 4th 10:55 (6-62, 3:19)

TCU rushed for 198 yards while NIU rushed for -20 yards. The Horned Frogs threw for 258 yards while the Huskies threw for 80 yards. They controlled the ball for 32:24 of the game while Jeff Ballard threw 19-of-29 for 258 yards, with three touchdowns runs (rushing for 19 yards on 11 carries). It was not so much that NIU had terrible rushing as it was their quarterback Dan Nicholson, who was sacked five times for -48 yards. TCU finished the season 11-2 while NIU finished 7-6.[3]

Statistics

Statistics NIU TCU
First downs523
Plays–yards48–6075–456
Rushes–yards29-(-20)46-198
Passing yards80264
Passing: comp–att–int6-19-119-29-0
Time of possession16:5619:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern Illinois PassingDan Nicholson6/18, 80 yards, 1 INT
RushingGarrett Wolfe20 carries, 28 yards
ReceivingMatt Simon1 reception, 62 yards
TCU PassingJeff Ballard19/29, 258 yards, 1 TD
RushingLonta Hobbs18 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingQuentily Harmon6 receptions, 94 yards

References

  1. ↑ "Official Summary". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Football Bowl Schedules/Results". Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2016 Huskie Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics.
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