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2006 Georgia Southern

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Georgia Southern in 2006, game by game: lost vs. Central Connecticut 13–17; won vs. Coastal Carolina 38–21; lost at Chattanooga 26–27; won at Western Carolina 24–14; lost vs. North Dakota State 14–34; won vs. Elon 28–21; lost vs. App State 20–27; lost at The Citadel 21–24; lost vs. Wofford 10–28; lost at Furman 10–13; lost vs. Central Arkansas 31–34+17−20Lost 13–17 vs. Central Connecticut-4Central Connect…Won 38–21 vs. Coastal Carolina+17Coastal CarolinaLost 26–27 at Chattanooga-1ChattanoogaWon 24–14 at Western Carolina+10Western CarolinaLost 14–34 vs. North Dakota State-20North Dakota St…Won 28–21 vs. Elon+7ElonLost 20–27 vs. App State-7App StateLost 21–24 at The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 10–28 vs. Wofford-18WoffordLost 10–13 at Furman-3FurmanLost 31–34 vs. Central Arkansas-3Central Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsCentral ConnecticutL 13–⁠1765%
Sep 16vsCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠2160%
Sep 23atChattanoogaL 26–⁠2761%
Sep 30atWestern CarolinaW 24–⁠1451%
Oct 7vsNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠3459%
Oct 14vsElonW 28–⁠2174%
Oct 21vsApp StateL 20–⁠2739%
Oct 28atThe CitadelL 21–⁠2461%
Nov 4vsWoffordL 10–⁠2857%
Nov 11atFurmanL 10–⁠1323%
Nov 18vsCentral ArkansasL 31–⁠3461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Arkansas 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠260
Coach
—
Elo
1291 −102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.3 No. 43 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Darin Hinshaw
Defensive coordinator
Deion Melvin
Offense
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.