Prior to the 2006 college football season, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl, while the Michigan Wolverines lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 2005 Alamo Bowl.
The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl. This was prior to the 2006 college football season. The Michigan Wolverines lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 2005 Alamo Bowl.