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2006 App State

12–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 14–⁠1, over 15 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

App State in 2006, game by game: lost at NC State 10–23; won vs. James Madison 21–10; won vs. Mars Hill 41–0; won at Gardner-Webb 41–6; won vs. Elon 45–21; won at Chattanooga 56–21; won vs. Wofford 14–7; won at Georgia Southern 27–20; won vs. Furman 40–7; won vs. The Citadel 42–13; won at Western Carolina 31–9; won vs. Coastal Carolina 45–28; won vs. Montana State 38–17+41−13Lost 10–23 at NC State-13NC StateWon 21–10 vs. James Madison+11James MadisonWon 41–0 vs. Mars Hill+41Mars HillWon 41–6 at Gardner-Webb+35Gardner-WebbWon 45–21 vs. Elon+24ElonWon 56–21 at Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaWon 14–7 vs. Wofford+7WoffordWon 27–20 at Georgia Southern+7Georgia SouthernWon 40–7 vs. Furman+33FurmanWon 42–13 vs. The Citadel+29The CitadelWon 31–9 at Western Carolina+22Western CarolinaWon 45–28 vs. Coastal Carolina+17Coastal CarolinaWon 38–17 vs. Montana State+21Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atNC StateL 10–⁠2330%
Sep 9vsJames MadisonW 21–⁠1062%
Sep 16vsMars HillW 41–⁠087%
Sep 23atGardner-WebbW 41–⁠669%
Sep 30vsElonW 45–⁠2186%
Oct 7atChattanoogaW 56–⁠2173%
Oct 14vsWoffordW 14–⁠780%
Oct 21atGeorgia SouthernW 27–⁠2061%
Oct 28vsFurmanW 40–⁠764%
Nov 4vsThe CitadelW 42–⁠1389%
Nov 11atWestern CarolinaW 31–⁠986%
Nov 25vsCoastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 45–⁠2872%
Dec 2vsMontana StateNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 38–⁠1780%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana State 38–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of App State’s 2006 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 9vsYoungstown StateW 49–⁠24App State’s article, Youngstown State’s article
Dec 15vsMassachusettsW 28–⁠17App State’s article

Southern Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
451–⁠182
Coach
—
Elo
1593 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.7 No. 3 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Collaborative
Defensive coordinator
John Wiley
Offense
Multiple Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

2006 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠012–⁠1
Furman6–⁠18–⁠4
Wofford5–⁠27–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠35–⁠6
Elon2–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia Southern2–⁠53–⁠8
Chattanooga2–⁠53–⁠8
Western Carolina0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.