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2006 Elon

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2006, game by game: won at Coastal Carolina 23–20; lost vs. Towson 17–24; won vs. Presbyterian 28–0; lost at App State 21–45; won vs. Western Carolina 37–19; lost at Georgia Southern 21–28; lost vs. Wofford 21–35; won at Chattanooga 20–17; lost vs. Furman 13–24; won vs. North Carolina A&T 45–0; lost vs. The Citadel 7–44+45−37Won 23–20 at Coastal Carolina+3Coastal CarolinaLost 17–24 vs. Towson-7TowsonWon 28–0 vs. Presbyterian+28PresbyterianLost 21–45 at App State-24App StateWon 37–19 vs. Western Carolina+18Western CarolinaLost 21–28 at Georgia Southern-7Georgia SouthernLost 21–35 vs. Wofford-14WoffordWon 20–17 at Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaLost 13–24 vs. Furman-11FurmanWon 45–0 vs. North Carolina A&T+45North Carolina …Lost 7–44 vs. The Citadel-37The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atCoastal CarolinaW 23–⁠2021%
Sep 9vsTowsonL 17–⁠2444%
Sep 16vsPresbyterianW 28–⁠062%
Sep 30atApp StateL 21–⁠4514%
Oct 7vsWestern CarolinaW 37–⁠1945%
Oct 14atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠2826%
Oct 21vsWoffordL 21–⁠3548%
Oct 28atChattanoogaW 20–⁠1736%
Nov 4vsFurmanL 13–⁠2427%
Nov 11vsNorth Carolina A&TW 45–⁠072%
Nov 18vsThe CitadelL 7–⁠4455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 44–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1196 +6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 56 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman

Drafted in 2007

The 2007 draft
Rd 7Chad Nkang LBJacksonville Jaguars

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.