2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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2006 NCAA Division I FCS season
NC TrophiesASU.jpg
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (middle).
Duration August 26 – November 18
Playoff
Duration November 25 – December 15
Championship site Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion Appalachian State Mountaineers[1]
Payton Award Ricky Santos[2]
Buchanan Award Kyle Shotwell[3]
Division I FCS football season

The 2006 NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football season, part of the college football season, began on August 26, 2006 and concluded on December 15, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

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
Northern Colorado Great West Big Sky

FCS team wins over FBS teams

Conference Standings

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#2 UMass x$^   8 – 0         13 – 2  
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
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 co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
2006 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Montana $^   8 – 0         12 – 2  
#10 Montana State ^   6 – 2         8 – 5  
#19 Portland State   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Sacramento State   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Weber State   3 – 5         4 – 4  
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 FCS Poll
2006 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#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
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
Template:2006 Gateway Football Conference standings Template:2006 Great West football standings Template:2006 Ivy League football standings
Template:2006 MEAC football standings Template:2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings Template:2006 Northeast Conference football standings
Template:2006 Ohio Valley football standings Template:2006 Patriot League football standings Template:2006 Pioneer Football League standings
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Appalachian State $^   7 – 0         14 – 1  
#12 Furman ^   6 – 1         8 – 4  
#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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#21 McNeese State $^ 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Texas State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
Template:2006 SWAC football standings
Template:2006 Division I FCS independent football standings

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 FCS 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

See also

Notes and references

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