2006 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record7–5 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2006 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at South Florida*No. 11
L 10–4126,351[3]
September 9West Virginia Tech*No. 16
W 76–012,127
September 23at Toledo*No. 13
L 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. Austin
W 20–178,754[8]
October 28at Sam Houston State
W 31–1810,018[9]
November 4Southeastern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–139,834[10]
November 11at Northwestern State
W 29–26 OT11,218[11]
November 18Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 26–1011,842[12]
November 25at No. 2 Montana*No. 22
L 6–3120,077[13]

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.


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