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.
| 2006 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 6–31 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 21 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Viator (7th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Ben Norton (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at South Florida* | No. 11 | L 10–41 | 26,351 | [3] | |
| September 9 | West Virginia Tech* | No. 16 | W 76–0 | 12,127 | ||
| September 23 | at Toledo* | No. 13 | L 7–41 | 20,057 | [4] | |
| September 30 | South Dakota State* | No. 16 |
| L 17–20 | 10,400 | [5] |
| October 7 | Southern Utah* |
| W 30–27 | 9,450 | [6] | |
| October 14 | Texas State |
| L 17–27 | 11,640 | [7] | |
| October 21 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 20–17 | 8,754 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Sam Houston State | W 31–18 | 10,018 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 34–13 | 9,834 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at Northwestern State | W 29–26 OT | 11,218 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | Nicholls State |
| W 26–10 | 11,842 | [12] | |
| November 25 | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 22 | L 6–31 | 20,077 | [13] | |
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References edit
- ^ "McNeese replaces coach". Omaha World-Herald. October 4, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU names Viator as head football coach". Daily World. November 14, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulls win easily despite losing Julmiste, Plancher". The Naples Daily News. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo 41, McNeese St. 7". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SDSU shocks No. 16 McNeese". Argus-Leader. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T-Birds come up just short". The Daily Spectrum. October 8, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers help lift Bobcats on road". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. edges Lumberjacks, 20–17". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 31, Sam Houston St. 18". The News-Star. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 34, Southeastern Louisiana 13". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "McNeese defeat Nicholls". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana dominates Cowboys in all phases of game". Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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