2006 Northeastern

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Northeastern in 2006, game by game: lost at No. 17 Virginia Tech 0–38; won at Holy Cross 24–14; lost at North Dakota State 10–23; lost at James Madison 14–52; lost vs. Richmond 7–12; won vs. Delaware 27–24; won vs. New Hampshire 36–35; lost vs. Massachusetts 0–7; lost at Maine 3–30; won vs. Hofstra 34–24; won vs. Rhode Island 45–31+14−38Lost 0–38 at No. 17 Virginia Tech-38No. 17 Virginia TechWon 24–14 at Holy Cross+10Holy CrossLost 10–23 at North Dakota State-13North Dakota St…Lost 14–52 at James Madison-38James MadisonLost 7–12 vs. Richmond-5RichmondWon 27–24 vs. Delaware+3DelawareWon 36–35 vs. New Hampshire+1New HampshireLost 0–7 vs. Massachusetts-7MassachusettsLost 3–30 at Maine-27MaineWon 34–24 vs. Hofstra+10HofstraWon 45–31 vs. Rhode Island+14Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 45–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠290
Coach
—
Elo
1304 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.7 No. 26 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠012–⁠1
James Madison7–⁠19–⁠3
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
Maine5–⁠36–⁠6
New Hampshire5–⁠410–⁠4
Towson4–⁠47–⁠4
Northeastern4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware4–⁠56–⁠6
Richmond3–⁠57–⁠5
Rhode Island2–⁠64–⁠7
William & Mary1–⁠73–⁠8
Hofstra1–⁠82–⁠9

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