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2006 Western Kentucky

6–⁠5 (1–⁠0 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Kentucky in 2006, game by game: lost at No. 15 Georgia 12–48; lost at Eastern Kentucky 21–26; won vs. Chattanooga 28–21; won vs. Western Illinois 38–35; lost vs. Illinois State 27–28; won at Missouri State 17–14; won vs. Southern Illinois 27–24; won vs. Indiana State 41–3; lost at Northern Iowa 20–31; lost vs. Youngstown State 3–19; won vs. Austin Peay 24–14+38−36Lost 12–48 at No. 15 Georgia-36No. 15 GeorgiaLost 21–26 at Eastern Kentucky-5Eastern KentuckyWon 28–21 vs. Chattanooga+7ChattanoogaWon 38–35 vs. Western Illinois+3Western IllinoisLost 27–28 vs. Illinois State-1Illinois StateWon 17–14 at Missouri State+3Missouri StateWon 27–24 vs. Southern Illinois+3Southern Illino…Won 41–3 vs. Indiana State+38Indiana StateLost 20–31 at Northern Iowa-11Northern IowaLost 3–19 vs. Youngstown State-16Youngstown StateWon 24–14 vs. Austin Peay+10Austin Peay
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at15GeorgiaL 12–⁠4810%
Sep 9atEastern KentuckyL 21–⁠2641%
Sep 16vsChattanoogaW 28–⁠2163%
Sep 30vsWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠3554%
Oct 7vsIllinois StateL 27–⁠2848%
Oct 14atMissouri StateW 17–⁠1460%
Oct 21vsSouthern IllinoisW 27–⁠2434%
Oct 28vsIndiana StateW 41–⁠387%
Nov 4atNorthern IowaL 20–⁠3135%
Nov 11vsYoungstown StateL 3–⁠1941%
Nov 18vsAustin PeayW 24–⁠1483%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Austin Peay 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠263
Coach
—
Elo
1346 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 31 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
T.J. Weist
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

2006 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Kentucky1–⁠06–⁠5
Missouri State0–⁠12–⁠9

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