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2006 McNeese

7–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Southland Conference), coached by Tommy Tate, then Matt Viator (interim, games 5–⁠12).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2006, game by game: lost at South Florida 10–41; won vs. WVU Tech 76–0; lost at Toledo 7–41; lost vs. South Dakota State 17–20; won vs. Southern Utah 30–27; lost vs. Texas State 17–27; won at Stephen F. Austin 20–17; won at Sam Houston 31–18; won vs. SE Louisiana 34–13; won at Northwestern State 29–26; won vs. Nicholls 26–10; lost at Montana 6–31+76−34Lost 10–41 at South Florida-31South FloridaWon 76–0 vs. WVU Tech+76WVU TechLost 7–41 at Toledo-34ToledoLost 17–20 vs. South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Won 30–27 vs. Southern Utah+3Southern UtahLost 17–27 vs. Texas State-10Texas StateWon 20–17 at Stephen F. Austin+3Stephen F. Aust…Won 31–18 at Sam Houston+13Sam HoustonWon 34–13 vs. SE Louisiana+21SE LouisianaWon 29–26 at Northwestern State+3Northwestern St…Won 26–10 vs. Nicholls+16NichollsLost 6–31 at Montana-25Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSouth FloridaL 10–⁠4118%
Sep 9vsWVU TechW 76–⁠072%
Sep 23atToledoL 7–⁠4116%
Sep 30vsSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2057%
Oct 7vsSouthern UtahW 30–⁠2769%
Oct 14vsTexas StateL 17–⁠2752%
Oct 21atStephen F. AustinW 20–⁠1745%
Oct 28atSam HoustonW 31–⁠1835%
Nov 4vsSE LouisianaW 34–⁠1372%
Nov 11atNorthwestern StateW 29–⁠2645%
Nov 18vsNichollsW 26–⁠1065%
Nov 25atMontanaNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 6–⁠3126%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 31–⁠6 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Southland Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠271
Coach
Tommy Tate, then Matt Viator (interim, games 5–⁠12)
Elo
1344 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.2 No. 57 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Matt Viator and Ben Norton
Defensive coordinator
Jason Rollins

2006 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese5–⁠17–⁠5
Sam Houston4–⁠26–⁠5
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠24–⁠7
Texas State3–⁠35–⁠6
Nicholls2–⁠44–⁠7
Northwestern State2–⁠44–⁠7
SE Louisiana1–⁠52–⁠9

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