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2006 UT Martin

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2006, game by game: lost at Ohio 3–29; won vs. Urbana 28–0; won vs. Gardner-Webb 35–9; won vs. Jacksonville State 24–14; won at Austin Peay 20–10; won at Tennessee Tech 35–16; won at Samford 10–6; won vs. Eastern Illinois 15–9; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 28–14; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 28–31; won at Murray State 42–14; lost vs. Southern Illinois 30–36+28−26Lost 3–29 at Ohio-26OhioWon 28–0 vs. Urbana+28UrbanaWon 35–9 vs. Gardner-Webb+26Gardner-WebbWon 24–14 vs. Jacksonville State+10Jacksonville St…Won 20–10 at Austin Peay+10Austin PeayWon 35–16 at Tennessee Tech+19Tennessee TechWon 10–6 at Samford+4SamfordWon 15–9 vs. Eastern Illinois+6Eastern IllinoisWon 28–14 vs. Southeast Missouri State+14Southeast Misso…Lost 28–31 vs. Eastern Kentucky-3Eastern KentuckyWon 42–14 at Murray State+28Murray StateLost 30–36 vs. Southern Illinois-6Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atOhioL 3–⁠2923%
Sep 7vsUrbanaW 28–⁠061%
Sep 16vsGardner-WebbW 35–⁠951%
Sep 23vsJacksonville StateW 24–⁠1445%
Sep 30atAustin PeayW 20–⁠1069%
Oct 5atTennessee TechW 35–⁠1653%
Oct 21atSamfordW 10–⁠659%
Oct 28vsEastern IllinoisW 15–⁠956%
Nov 4vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠1469%
Nov 11vsEastern KentuckyL 28–⁠3169%
Nov 18atMurray StateW 42–⁠1480%
Nov 25vsSouthern IllinoisNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 30–⁠3636%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 36–⁠30 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Eastern Illinois

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠188
Coach
—
Elo
1374 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 31 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2006 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠5
UT Martin6–⁠19–⁠3
Tennessee State5–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠36–⁠5
Jacksonville State5–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee Tech4–⁠44–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Samford1–⁠73–⁠8
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠10

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