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2006 Gardner-Webb

6–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2006, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville 49–14; won vs. Tennessee Tech 30–26; lost at UT Martin 9–35; lost vs. App State 6–41; won at SE Louisiana 28–21; won vs. Glenville State 31–23; won at Liberty 27–24; won vs. VMI 35–31; lost at Charleston Southern 14–28; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 24–52; lost vs. Wofford 17–34+35−35Won 49–14 vs. Jacksonville+35JacksonvilleWon 30–26 vs. Tennessee Tech+4Tennessee TechLost 9–35 at UT Martin-26UT MartinLost 6–41 vs. App State-35App StateWon 28–21 at SE Louisiana+7SE LouisianaWon 31–23 vs. Glenville State+8Glenville StateWon 27–24 at Liberty+3LibertyWon 35–31 vs. VMI+4VMILost 14–28 at Charleston Southern-14Charleston Sout…Lost 24–52 vs. Coastal Carolina-28Coastal CarolinaLost 17–34 vs. Wofford-17Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsJacksonvilleW 49–⁠1449%
Sep 9vsTennessee TechW 30–⁠2668%
Sep 16atUT MartinL 9–⁠3549%
Sep 23vsApp StateL 6–⁠4131%
Sep 30atSE LouisianaW 28–⁠2137%
Oct 14vsGlenville StateW 31–⁠2373%
Oct 21atLibertyW 27–⁠2449%
Oct 28vsVMIW 35–⁠3180%
Nov 4atCharleston SouthernL 14–⁠2832%
Nov 11vsCoastal CarolinaL 24–⁠5240%
Nov 18vsWoffordL 17–⁠3438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 34–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big South.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠329
Coach
—
Elo
1238 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.8 No. 79 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina4–⁠09–⁠3
Charleston Southern2–⁠29–⁠2
Liberty2–⁠26–⁠5
Gardner-Webb2–⁠26–⁠5
VMI0–⁠41–⁠10

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