2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2006 NCAA Division I FCS season
2006 NCAA Division I FCS season
	2006 FCS National Championship trophy (middle).
Regular season
Number of teams	122
Duration	August 26 – November 18
Payton Award	Ricky Santos
Buchanan Award	Kyle Shotwell
Playoff
Duration	November 25 – December 15
Championship date	December 15, 2006
Championship site	Finley Stadium; Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champion	Appalachian State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
	«2005 2007»

NOTE: Prior to the 2006 season, NCAA Division I-A was renamed NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and NCAA Division I-AA was renamed NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

The 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2006 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began on August 26, 2006 and concluded on December 15, 2006, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the UMass Minutemen, 28–17.^[3]

Rule changes

There are several rules that have changed for the 2006 season.^[4] Following are some highlights:

Players may only wear clear eyeshields. Previously, both tinted and orange were also allowed.
The kicking tee has been lowered from two inches tall to only one inch.
Halftime lasts twenty minutes. Previously, it was only fifteen minutes.
On a kickoff, the game clock starts when the ball is kicked rather than when the receiving team touches it.
- This rule change has resulted in controversy, highlighted by the matchup between Wisconsin and Penn State on November 4, 2006, in which Wisconsin deliberately went off-sides on two consecutive kickoffs to run extra time off the clock at the close of the first half.^[5]
On a change of possession, the clock starts when the referee marks the ball ready for play, instead of on the snap.
The referee may no longer stop the game due to excessive crowd noise.
When a live-ball penalty such as an illegal formation occurs on a kick, the receiving team may choose either to add the penalty yardage to the end of the return or require the kick to be attempted again with the spot moved back. Previously, only the latter option was available.
If a team scores at the end of the game, they will not kick the extra point unless it would affect the outcome of the game.
Instant replay is now officially sanctioned and standardized. All plays are reviewed by the replay officials as the play occurs. They may call down to the on-field officials to stop play if they need extra time to make a review. Each coach may also make one challenge per game. In the case of a coach's challenge, the coach must have at least one time-out remaining. If the challenge is upheld the coach gets the time-out back but the challenge is spent. If the challenge is rejected, both the challenge and the time-out are spent.

Conference changes and new programs

School	2005 Conference	2006 Conference
Austin Peay	Pioneer	FCS Independent
Central Arkansas	Gulf South (D-II)	FCS Independent
Northern Colorado	Great West	Big Sky
Winston-Salem State	CIAA (D-II)	FCS Independent

FCS team wins over FBS teams

September 2 – Montana State 19, Colorado 10
September 2 – Portland State 17 New Mexico 7
September 2 – Richmond 13, Duke 0
September 9 – New Hampshire 34, Northwestern 17
September 16 – Southern Illinois 35, Indiana 28
September 23 – North Dakota State 29, Ball State 24
October 28 - Cal Poly SLO 16, San Diego State 14

Conference standings

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^	8	–	0	13	–	2
No. 6 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northeastern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	7
Hofstra	1	–	7	2	–	9
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Villanova	5	–	3	6	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	7	–	4
Richmond	3	–	5	6	–	5
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	6
William & Mary	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Montana $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 10 Montana State ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 19 Portland State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	6	–	5
Sacramento State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Weber State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Big South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Coastal Carolina $^	4	–	0	9	–	3
Charleston Southern	2	–	2	9	–	2
Gardner–Webb	2	–	2	6	–	5
Liberty	2	–	2	6	–	5
VMI	0	–	4	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Youngstown State $^	6	–	1	11	–	3
No. 8 Illinois State ^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Northern Iowa	5	–	2	7	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	3	9	–	4
Western Kentucky	4	–	3	6	–	5
Western Illinois	2	–	5	5	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	6	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Great West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 North Dakota State $	4	–	0	10	–	1
No. 22 South Dakota State	3	–	1	7	–	4
No. 16 Cal Poly	2	–	2	7	–	4
UC Davis	1	–	3	6	–	5
Southern Utah	0	–	4	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Princeton +	6	–	1	9	–	1
No. 25 Yale +	6	–	1	8	–	2
Harvard	4	–	3	7	–	3
Penn	3	–	4	5	–	5
Cornell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Dartmouth	2	–	5	2	–	8
Columbia	2	–	5	5	–	5
Brown	2	–	5	3	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Duquesne +	3	–	1	7	–	3
Marist +	3	–	1	4	–	7
Iona	2	–	2	3	–	7
La Salle	1	–	3	3	–	7
Saint Peter's	1	–	3	2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions

2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Hampton $^	7	–	1	10	–	2
Delaware State	6	–	2	8	–	3
South Carolina State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Florida A&M	5	–	3	7	–	4
Howard	4	–	4	5	–	6
Morgan State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	5	5	–	6
Norfolk State	1	–	7	4	–	7
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Northeast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Monmouth $	6	–	1	10	–	2
Albany	5	–	2	7	–	4
Robert Morris	5	–	2	7	–	4
Stony Brook	5	–	2	5	–	6
Central Connecticut State	4	–	3	8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	5	3	–	8
Sacred Heart	1	–	6	2	–	9
Wagner	0	–	7	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion

2006 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Eastern Illinois +^	7	–	1	8	–	5
No. 13 Tennessee–Martin +^	6	–	1	9	–	3
Tennessee State	5	–	2	6	–	5
Jacksonville State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee Tech	4	–	4	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Samford	1	–	7	3	–	8
Murray State	0	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Patriot League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Lafayette +^	5	–	1	6	–	6
Lehigh +	5	–	1	6	–	5
Holy Cross	4	–	2	7	–	4
Bucknell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Colgate	3	–	3	4	–	7
Fordham	1	–	5	3	–	8
Georgetown	0	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Pioneer Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 20 San Diego $	7	–	0	11	–	1
Drake	6	–	1	9	–	2
Davidson	5	–	2	6	–	4
Jacksonville	4	–	3	4	–	6
Butler	2	–	5	3	–	8
Morehead State	2	–	5	2	–	9
Dayton	1	–	6	4	–	6
Valparaiso	1	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2006 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No. 12 Furman ^	6	–	1	8	–	4
No. 23 Wofford	5	–	2	7	–	4
The Citadel	4	–	3	5	–	6
Elon	2	–	5	5	–	6
Chattanooga	2	–	5	3	–	8
Georgia Southern	2	–	5	3	–	8
Western Carolina	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2006 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
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

2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy$	6	–	3	9	–	3
Jackson State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Alcorn State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Alabama State	5	–	4	5	–	6
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy	7	–	2	8	–	4
Southern	4	–	5	5	–	6
Grambling State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Texas Southern	3	–	6	3	–	8
Prairie View A&M	2	–	7	3	–	7
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

2006 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Central Arkansas*		–		8	–	3
Winston-Salem State		–		4	–	7
Austin Peay		–		3	–	8
Savannah State		–		2	–	9

* – Ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

Automatic berths

Conference	Champion
Atlantic 10 Conference	Massachusetts
Big Sky Conference	Montana
Gateway Football Conference	Youngstown State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Hampton
Ohio Valley Conference	Eastern Illinois and UT Martin
Patriot League	Colgate, Lafayette, and Lehigh
Southern Conference	Appalachian State
Southland Conference	McNeese State

Invitation

Conference	Champion
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina
Great West Football Conference	North Dakota State
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Duquesne and Marist
Northeast Conference	Monmouth
Pioneer Football League	San Diego

Abstains

Conference	Champion
Ivy League	Princeton and Yale
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alabama A&M

Postseason

NCAA Division I playoff bracket

First Round^[6] November 25 Campus sites			Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites			Semifinals December 8 and December 9 Campus sites			National Championship Game December 15 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee

	Coastal Carolina	28

1	Appalachian State*	45
			1	Appalachian State*	38

				Montana State	17
Furman		13

Montana State*		31
						1	Appalachian State*	49

						4	Youngstown State	24
	James Madison	31

4	Youngstown State*	35
			4	Youngstown State*	28

				Illinois State	21
Illinois State		24

Eastern Illinois*		13
									1	Appalachian State	28

									3	Massachusetts	17
	McNeese State	6

2	Montana*	31
			2	Montana*	20

				Southern Illinois	3
UT Martin		30

Southern Illinois*		36
						2	Montana*	17

						3	Massachusetts	19
	Lafayette	14

3	Massachusetts*	35
			3	Massachusetts*	24

				New Hampshire	17
New Hampshire		41

Hampton*		38

* Host institution

SWAC Championship Game

Date	Location	Venue	West Div. Champion	East Div. Champion	Result
December 16	Birmingham, Alabama	Legion Field	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M, 22–13^[7]

Gridiron Classic

The Gridiron Classic is an annual game between the champions of the Northeast Conference and the Pioneer Football League that has been held since December 2006.

Date	Location	Venue	NEC Champion	PFL Champion	Result
December 2	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Kessler Field	Monmouth	San Diego	San Diego, 27–7^[8]

Final poll standings

Standings are from The Sports Network final 2006 poll.

Rank^[9]	Team	Record
1	Appalachian State Mountaineers	14–1
2	Massachusetts Minutemen	13–2
3	Montana Grizzlies	12–2
4	Youngstown State Penguins	11–3
5	North Dakota State Bison	10–1
6	New Hampshire Wildcats	9–4
7	Southern Illinois Salukis	9–4
8	Illinois State Redbirds	9–4
9	James Madison Dukes	9–3
10	Montana State Bobcats	8–5
11	Hampton Pirates	10–2
12	Furman Paladins	8–4
13	UT Martin Skyhawks	9–3
14	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9–3
15	Eastern Illinois Panthers	8–5
16	Cal Poly Mustangs	7–4
17	Northern Iowa Panthers	7–4
18	Princeton Tigers	9–1
19	Portland State Vikings	7–4
20	San Diego Toreros	11–1
21	McNeese State Cowboys	7–5
22	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	7–4
23	Wofford Terriers	7–4
24	Central Arkansas Bears	8–3
25	Yale Bulldogs	8–2

References

^ "Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
^ "Kyle Shotwell wins 2006 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
^ "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Associated Press. December 14, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
^ "2006 Rules Changes" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2006.
^ Jack Carey (November 7, 2006). "Wisconsin finds loophole in speed-up rule". USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ "2006 Playoff Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved December 20, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 13". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
^ Associated Press (December 2, 2006). "San Diego 27, Monmouth 7". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
^ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

External links

Media related to 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

[2] "Kyle Shotwell wins 2006 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

[3] "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Associated Press. December 14, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

[4] "2006 Rules Changes" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2006.

[5] Jack Carey (November 7, 2006). "Wisconsin finds loophole in speed-up rule". USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[6] "2006 Playoff Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved December 20, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 13". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

[8] Associated Press (December 2, 2006). "San Diego 27, Monmouth 7". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

[9] "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.

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2006 NCAA Division I FCS season
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (middle).
Regular season
Number of teams	122
Duration	August 26 – November 18
Payton Award	Ricky Santos^[1]
Buchanan Award	Kyle Shotwell^[2]
Playoff
Duration	November 25 – December 15
Championship date	December 15, 2006
Championship site	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champion	Appalachian State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
«2005 2007»

v t e 2006 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Furman Hampton Illinois State James Madison Lafayette Massachusetts McNeese State Montana Montana State New Hampshire Southern Illinois UT Martin Youngstown State
Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers