2006 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2006 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record7–5 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Viator (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBen Norton (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJason Rollins (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 McNeese State $^   5 1     7 5  
Sam Houston State   4 2     6 5  
Stephen F. Austin   4 2     4 7  
Texas State   3 3     5 6  
Nicholls State   2 4     4 7  
Northwestern State   2 4     4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana   1 5     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland champion. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs and lost to Montana in the first round.

After a 1–4 start to the season, Tate was fired as head coach and replaced with Matt Viator as interim head coach.[1] After a 5–1 start as interim head coach, on November 13 Viator was named as permanent head coach of the Cowboys.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at South Florida*No. 11L 10–4126,351[3]
September 9West Virginia Tech*No. 16W 76–012,127
September 23at Toledo*No. 13L 7–4120,057[4]
September 30South Dakota State*No. 16
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 17–2010,400[5]
October 7Southern Utah*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 30–279,450[6]
October 14Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 17–2711,640[7]
October 21at Stephen F. AustinW 20–178,754[8]
October 28at Sam Houston StateW 31–1810,018[9]
November 4Southeastern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–139,834[10]
November 11at Northwestern StateW 29–26 OT11,218[11]
November 18Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 26–1011,842[12]
November 25at No. 2 Montana*No. 22L 6–3120,077[13]

References

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  1. ^ "McNeese replaces coach". Omaha World-Herald. October 4, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MSU names Viator as head football coach". Daily World. November 14, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulls win easily despite losing Julmiste, Plancher". The Naples Daily News. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Toledo 41, McNeese St. 7". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SDSU shocks No. 16 McNeese". Argus-Leader. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "T-Birds come up just short". The Daily Spectrum. October 8, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Turnovers help lift Bobcats on road". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese St. edges Lumberjacks, 20–17". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese St. 31, Sam Houston St. 18". The News-Star. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese State 34, Southeastern Louisiana 13". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Another close one gets away from NSU in loss to McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "McNeese defeat Nicholls". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Montana dominates Cowboys in all phases of game". Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.