2006 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 2006 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were led by head coach David Elson. It was the school’s last season as a member of Gateway Football Conference[1] before their transition to the FBS.[2] The Hilltoppers' schedule was rigorous, with seven ranked opponents, including Georgia.
| 2006 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| 2006 record | 6–5 (4–3 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
|
| Assistant coach | Willie Taggart |
| Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
| 2006 Gateway Football Conference standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This team’s roster included future NFL players Curtis Hamilton, Dan Cline, and Greg Ryan. Hamilton was named to the Hanson All American team. The All-Conference team included Hamilton, Marion Rumph, Dusty Bear, Blake Boyd, Andre Lewis, and Chris Sullivan.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | at No. 15 (FBS) Georgia* | L 12–48 | |
| September 9 | at No. 23 Eastern Kentucky* | L 21–26 | |
| September 16 | Chattanooga* | W 28–21 | |
| September 30 | No. 21 Western Illinois |
| W 38–35 |
| October 7 | No. 6 Illinois State |
| L 27–28 |
| October 14 | at Missouri State | W 17–14 | |
| October 21 | at No. 13 Southern Illinois | W 27–24 | |
| October 28 | Indiana State |
| W 41–3 |
| November 4 | at No. 14 Northern Iowa | L 20–31 | |
| November 11 | No. 6 Youngstown State |
| L 3–19 |
| November 18 | Austin Peay* |
| W 24–14 |
| |||
References
- 2019 MVC Football Records, retrieved 30 April 2020
- WKU's move to I-A tops 2006 stories, By OJ STAPLETON and MICHEAL COMPTON, The Daily News, Jan 1, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2020
- "2019 WKU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.