| Year Game Played: | 2006 |
| Game Name: | Motor City Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2006 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Middle Tennessee |
| Visitor Nickname: | Blue Raiders |
| Visitor School: | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Home Name Short: | Central Michigan |
| Home Nickname: | Chippewas |
| Home School: | Central Michigan University |
| Visitor Record: | 7 - 5 |
| Visitor Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Home Record: | 9 - 4 |
| Home Conference: | MAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Rick Stockstill |
| Home Coach: | Jeff Quinn (interim) |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Date Game Played: | December 26 |
| Stadium: | Ford Field |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Referee: | Gerald Wright (Mtn. West) |
| Attendance: | 54,113 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
The 2006 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 26, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Central Michigan Chippewas beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 31–14.[1] The Chippewas claimed their first bowl win since the 1990 California Bowl.