American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Army * W 14–6 (vacated)23,426 September 9 6:00 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State * ESPNU L 7–3523,816 September 23 7:00 p.m. at SMU * L 9–5512,979 September 30 5:00 p.m. at FIU W 31–6 (vacated)15,174 October 7 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR W 10–6 (vacated)18,785 October 14 6:00 p.m. at Memphis * W 26–23 (vacated)31,758 October 21 6:00 p.m. North Texas Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN Plus W 29–10 (vacated)19,141 October 28 3:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic L 0–298,129 November 4 1:30 p.m. at No. 6 Auburn * L 0–2778,493 November 11 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR L 10–3810,176 November 18 6:00 p.m. at Troy ESPN Plus W 33–26 (vacated)20,462 November 25 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette L 13–2810,212 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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