2006 Northwestern State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Northwestern State in 2006, game by game: lost at Kansas 18–49; lost at Baylor 10–47; won vs. Delaware State 23–3; won vs. Arkansas Monticello 20–3; lost vs. Sam Houston 20–30; lost at SE Louisiana 24–31; won at Nicholls 9–0; won vs. Texas State 19–10; lost at Ole Miss 7–27; lost vs. McNeese 26–29; lost at Stephen F. Austin 11–20+20−37Lost 18–49 at Kansas-31KansasLost 10–47 at Baylor-37BaylorWon 23–3 vs. Delaware State+20Delaware StateWon 20–3 vs. Arkansas Monticello+17Arkansas Montic…Lost 20–30 vs. Sam Houston-10Sam HoustonLost 24–31 at SE Louisiana-7SE LouisianaWon 9–0 at Nicholls+9NichollsWon 19–10 vs. Texas State+9Texas StateLost 7–27 at Ole Miss-20Ole MissLost 26–29 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseLost 11–20 at Stephen F. Austin-9Stephen F. Aust…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 20–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1269 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.1 No. 69 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Slade Nagle and Broderick Fobbs

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.