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2006 Montana State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2006, game by game: won at Colorado 19–10; lost vs. Chadron State 24–35; lost vs. UC Davis 0–45; lost vs. Eastern Washington 10–19; won at Northern Arizona 39–32; won vs. Portland State 14–0; won at Sacramento State 21–18; won at Idaho State 42–35; won vs. Weber State 24–18; won vs. Northern Colorado 13–10; lost at Montana 7–13; won vs. Furman 31–13; lost at App State 17–38+18−45Won 19–10 at Colorado+9ColoradoLost 24–35 vs. Chadron State-11Chadron StateLost 0–45 vs. UC Davis-45UC DavisLost 10–19 vs. Eastern Washington-9Eastern Washing…Won 39–32 at Northern Arizona+7Northern ArizonaWon 14–0 vs. Portland State+14Portland StateWon 21–18 at Sacramento State+3Sacramento StateWon 42–35 at Idaho State+7Idaho StateWon 24–18 vs. Weber State+6Weber StateWon 13–10 vs. Northern Colorado+3Northern Colora…Lost 7–13 at Montana-6MontanaWon 31–13 vs. Furman+18FurmanLost 17–38 at App State-21App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atColoradoW 19–⁠1020%
Sep 9vsChadron StateL 24–⁠3580%
Sep 16vsUC DavisL 0–⁠4557%
Sep 23vsEastern WashingtonL 10–⁠1952%
Sep 30atNorthern ArizonaW 39–⁠3241%
Oct 7vsPortland StateW 14–⁠042%
Oct 14atSacramento StateW 21–⁠1861%
Oct 21atIdaho StateW 42–⁠3556%
Oct 28vsWeber StateW 24–⁠1873%
Nov 4vsNorthern ColoradoW 13–⁠1086%
Nov 18atMontanaL 7–⁠1328%
Nov 25vsFurmanNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 31–⁠1341%
Dec 2atApp StateNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 17–⁠3820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 38–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠286
Coach
—
Elo
1383 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.2 No. 20 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana8–⁠012–⁠1
Portland State6–⁠27–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠28–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠36–⁠5
Sacramento State4–⁠44–⁠7
Weber State3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Washington3–⁠53–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠10

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