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2006 Sam Houston

6–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2006, game by game: won vs. Arkansas Monticello 41–3; lost at SMU 14–45; won at Missouri State 20–17; lost at No. 7 Texas 3–56; won at Northwestern State 30–20; won vs. Nicholls 37–7; lost vs. Central Arkansas 30–38; lost vs. McNeese 18–31; won at Stephen F. Austin 21–17; won at SE Louisiana 28–23; lost vs. Texas State 21–28+38−53Won 41–3 vs. Arkansas Monticello+38Arkansas Montic…Lost 14–45 at SMU-31SMUWon 20–17 at Missouri State+3Missouri StateLost 3–56 at No. 7 Texas-53No. 7 TexasWon 30–20 at Northwestern State+10Northwestern St…Won 37–7 vs. Nicholls+30NichollsLost 30–38 vs. Central Arkansas-8Central ArkansasLost 18–31 vs. McNeese-13McNeeseWon 21–17 at Stephen F. Austin+4Stephen F. Aust…Won 28–23 at SE Louisiana+5SE LouisianaLost 21–28 vs. Texas State-7Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsArkansas MonticelloW 41–⁠374%
Sep 16atSMUL 14–⁠4531%
Sep 23atMissouri StateW 20–⁠1746%
Sep 30at7TexasL 3–⁠566%
Oct 7atNorthwestern StateW 30–⁠2040%
Oct 14vsNichollsW 37–⁠759%
Oct 19vsCentral ArkansasL 30–⁠3877%
Oct 28vsMcNeeseL 18–⁠3165%
Nov 4atStephen F. AustinW 21–⁠1746%
Nov 11atSE LouisianaW 28–⁠2360%
Nov 18vsTexas StateL 21–⁠2853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas State 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1299 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.8 No. 62 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Southland Conference standings

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.