2006 McNeese State Cowboys football team American college football season
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
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 2 at South Florida * No. 11 L 10–4126,351 [ 3]
September 9 West Virginia Tech * No. 16 W 76–012,127
September 23 at Toledo * No. 13 L 7–4120,057 [ 4]
September 30 South Dakota State * No. 16 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA L 17–2010,400 [ 5]
October 7 Southern Utah * Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA W 30–279,450 [ 6]
October 14 Texas State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA L 17–2711,640 [ 7]
October 21 at Stephen F. Austin W 20–178,754 [ 8]
October 28 at Sam Houston State W 31–1810,018 [ 9]
November 4 Southeastern Louisiana Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA W 34–139,834 [ 10]
November 11 at Northwestern State W 29–26 OT 11,218 [ 11]
November 18 Nicholls State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA W 26–1011,842 [ 12]
November 25 at No. 2 Montana * No. 22 L 6–3120,077 [ 13]
References
^ "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 .
Venues
Killen Field (1951–1953)
Wildcat Stadium (1954–1964)
Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
College Division Division II Division I Division I-A Division I-AA/FCS National championships in bold