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2006 Northern Iowa

7–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Gateway Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2006, game by game: won at Drake 48–7; lost vs. North Dakota 31–35; won vs. South Dakota State 27–17; lost at Iowa State 27–28; won vs. Missouri State 38–7; won at Indiana State 34–14; won at Youngstown State 31–23; lost vs. Western Illinois 13–24; won vs. Western Kentucky 31–20; lost vs. Southern Illinois 23–47; won vs. Illinois State 38–27+41−24Won 48–7 at Drake+41DrakeLost 31–35 vs. North Dakota-4North DakotaWon 27–17 vs. South Dakota State+10South Dakota St…Lost 27–28 at Iowa State-1Iowa StateWon 38–7 vs. Missouri State+31Missouri StateWon 34–14 at Indiana State+20Indiana StateWon 31–23 at Youngstown State+8Youngstown StateLost 13–24 vs. Western Illinois-11Western IllinoisWon 31–20 vs. Western Kentucky+11Western KentuckyLost 23–47 vs. Southern Illinois-24Southern Illino…Won 38–27 vs. Illinois State+11Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atDrakeW 48–⁠756%
Sep 9vsNorth DakotaL 31–⁠3588%
Sep 16vsSouth Dakota StateW 27–⁠1776%
Sep 30atIowa StateL 27–⁠2827%
Oct 7vsMissouri StateW 38–⁠781%
Oct 14atIndiana StateW 34–⁠1485%
Oct 21atYoungstown StateW 31–⁠2341%
Oct 28vsWestern IllinoisL 13–⁠2479%
Nov 4vsWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠2065%
Nov 11vsSouthern IllinoisL 23–⁠4751%
Nov 18vsIllinois StateW 38–⁠2752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois State 38–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Gateway Football Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
341–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1437 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.7 No. 12 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco

2006 Gateway Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Youngstown State4–⁠111–⁠2
Illinois State3–⁠29–⁠4
Southern Illinois3–⁠29–⁠4
Northern Iowa3–⁠27–⁠4
Western Illinois2–⁠35–⁠6
Indiana State0–⁠51–⁠10

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