| Year: | 2006 |
| Team: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Dantonio |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Hc Games: | regular season |
| Head Coach2: | Brian Kelly |
| Hc Games2: | bowl game |
| Off Coach: | Don Treadwell |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Pat Narduzzi |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Nippert Stadium |
| Champion: | International Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | International Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–24 vs. Western Michigan |
The 2006 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1923. This was Dantonio's last season with the Bearcats as he became head coach of Michigan State.
See also: 2007 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| 4 | 110 | |||
| 5 | 162 | |||