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2006 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 6–31 vs. Montana
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← 20052007 →
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. After a 5–1 start as interim head coach, on November 13 Viator was named as permanent head coach of the Cowboys.

Schedule

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

References

  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.
McNeese Cowboys football
Venues
  • Killen Field (1951–1953)
  • Wildcat Stadium (1954–1964)
  • Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries
People
Seasons
Southland Conference football champions
College Division
Division II
Division I
Division I-A
Division I-AA/FCS
National championships in bold


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