2006 Arkansas State Indians football team

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2006
Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record0–6, 6 wins vacated (0–3 Sun Belt, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKevin Corless (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (5th season)
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
Seasons
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   6 1     8 5  
Middle Tennessee +   6 1     7 6  
Arkansas State   4 3     6 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 3     5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 4     6 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 4     4 8  
North Texas   2 5     3 9  
FIU   0 7     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2006 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Sun Belt.

A 31-month-long investigation by the NCAA discovered that 31 ineligible athletes in various sports were fielded in several different sports programs at Arkansas State. As a result, in 2011, four of the football team's wins from the 2005 season all six victories from the 2006 season were vacated as self-imposed penalties by Arkansas State.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Army*W 14–6 (vacated)23,426
September 96:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State*ESPNUL 7–3523,816
September 237:00 p.m.at SMU*L 9–5512,979
September 305:00 p.m.at
FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
  • W 31–6 (vacated)15,174
    October 76:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
    • Indian Stadium
    • Jonesboro, AR
    W 10–6 (vacated)18,785
    October 146:00 p.m.at Memphis*W 26–23 (vacated)31,758
    October 216:00 p.m.North Texasdagger
    • Indian Stadium
    • Jonesboro, AR
    ESPN PlusW 29–10 (vacated)19,141
    October 283:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticL 0–298,129
    November 41:30 p.m.at No. 6
    Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • L 0–2778,493
    November 114:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
    • Indian Stadium
    • Jonesboro, AR
    L 10–3810,176
    November 186:00 p.m.at TroyESPN PlusW 33–26 (vacated)20,462
    November 254:00 p.m.at Louisiana–LafayetteL 13–2810,212
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [2]

    References

    1. ^ "NCAA throws out Arkansas St. wins". ESPN. Associated Press. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
    2. ^ "2006 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2022.