2006 Eastern Kentucky

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2006, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 0–31; won vs. Western Kentucky 26–21; lost at Western Carolina 17–20; lost at Tennessee Tech 14–27; lost vs. Jacksonville State 0–28; won at Samford 31–12; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 21–28; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 27–21; won vs. Murray State 51–21; won at UT Martin 31–28; won vs. Tennessee State 20–3+30−31Lost 0–31 at Cincinnati-31CincinnatiWon 26–21 vs. Western Kentucky+5Western KentuckyLost 17–20 at Western Carolina-3Western CarolinaLost 14–27 at Tennessee Tech-13Tennessee TechLost 0–28 vs. Jacksonville State-28Jacksonville St…Won 31–12 at Samford+19SamfordLost 21–28 vs. Eastern Illinois-7Eastern IllinoisWon 27–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+6Southeast Misso…Won 51–21 vs. Murray State+30Murray StateWon 31–28 at UT Martin+3UT MartinWon 20–3 vs. Tennessee State+17Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 20–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1347 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.9 No. 51 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠5
UT Martin6–⁠19–⁠3
Tennessee State5–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠36–⁠5
Jacksonville State5–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee Tech4–⁠44–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Samford1–⁠73–⁠8
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠10

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