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2006 Southern Illinois

9–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Gateway Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2006, game by game: won vs. Lock Haven 49–0; won at Indiana 35–28; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 48–16; won vs. Indiana State 55–3; won vs. Western Illinois 31–24; lost at Illinois State 10–37; lost vs. Western Kentucky 24–27; won at Missouri State 27–17; lost at Youngstown State 24–31; won vs. Northern Iowa 47–23; won vs. Southern Utah 59–0; won vs. UT Martin 36–30; lost at Montana 3–20+59−27Won 49–0 vs. Lock Haven+49Lock HavenWon 35–28 at Indiana+7IndianaWon 48–16 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+32Arkansas–Pine B…Won 55–3 vs. Indiana State+52Indiana StateWon 31–24 vs. Western Illinois+7Western IllinoisLost 10–37 at Illinois State-27Illinois StateLost 24–27 vs. Western Kentucky-3Western KentuckyWon 27–17 at Missouri State+10Missouri StateLost 24–31 at Youngstown State-7Youngstown StateWon 47–23 vs. Northern Iowa+24Northern IowaWon 59–0 vs. Southern Utah+59Southern UtahWon 36–30 vs. UT Martin+6UT MartinLost 3–20 at Montana-17Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLock HavenW 49–⁠083%
Sep 16atIndianaW 35–⁠2842%
Sep 23atArkansas–Pine BluffW 48–⁠1678%
Sep 30vsIndiana StateW 55–⁠391%
Oct 7vsWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠2469%
Oct 14atIllinois StateL 10–⁠3754%
Oct 21vsWestern KentuckyL 24–⁠2766%
Oct 28atMissouri StateW 27–⁠1777%
Nov 4atYoungstown StateL 24–⁠3141%
Nov 11vsNorthern IowaW 47–⁠2349%
Nov 18vsSouthern UtahW 59–⁠085%
Nov 25vsUT MartinNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 36–⁠3064%
Dec 2atMontanaNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 3–⁠2041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 20–⁠3 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Gateway Football Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
448–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1475 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.7 No. 12 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 120
Offensive coordinator
Matt Limegrover
Defensive coordinator
Tracy Claeys

Top recruits in the 2006 class

Chris Arthurs DT★★★No. 1045
Scott Ravanesi K★★No. 1633
Kyle Harruff TE★★No. 1769

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.722
Defensive line13.00.811
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class32.30.759

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

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.