Pete's Schedule Previews
The 2006 Southland Schedules
| Pos |
Team |
Rating |
| 1 |
Northwestern St. |
35.71 |
| 2 |
SE. Louisiana
|
36.47 |
| 3 |
Sam Houston St.
|
36.91 |
| 4 |
Stephen F. Austin
|
38.15 |
| 5 |
McNeese St. |
46.65 |
| 6 |
Nicholls St.
|
47.88 |
| 7 |
Texas St.
|
48.29 |
Pete's
2006 Southland Pre-Season Schedule Previews
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- Northwestern St.: Northwestern
State faces one of the nation’s most
daunting schedules with a very young team.
However, the Demons are confident they can
extend a stretch of six straight winning seasons
and compete for the Southland Conference football
title in 2006. Northwestern has only seven
seniors heading into a season where the Demons
will play three BCS clubs. The IA games include
visits to Kansas (Sept. 2) and Baylor (Sept.
9) and later will visit Ole Miss (Nov. 4).
As with most of the Southland in 2006, there
are practically no OOC I-AA games for anyone
tell just how good these clubs are; and people
still wonder why Pete's is against I-AA vs.
BCS games. The conference slate is balanced
in number and has Texas St. and McNeese at
home. The Demon's entire non-conference slate
(not IA's) includes Delaware St. from the
MEAC (which should be a very solid club, but
not SLC caliber) and a DII.
- SE. Louisiana: Not to
be left out of the money, the Lions schedule
includes three IA games, with a single OOC
game against a scholarship I-AA program. Coach
Roland's club will play at New Mexico St.,
SMU, and Texas Tech in 2006. Meanwhile, the
entire non-conference I-AA slate includes
Gardner-Webb of the Big South, and non-scholarship
Jacksonville. The conference portion of the
schedule is heavy as the Lions travel for
matches versus McNeese, Texas St., and Nicholls
St..
- Sam Houston St.: Todd
Whitten returns not only 49 letterman in 2006,
but a more seasoned staff as well. The Bearkats
will face two powerful IA opponents in SMU
and last year's BCS champions ...Texas. In
addition, the OOC portion of the slate includes
the future Southland member Central Arkansas,
a very interesting match-up with the Gateway's
Missouri St., and what will become a very
common opponent to Southland teams ... DII
Arkansas-Monticello. The conference portion
of the Bearkats' slate is favorable, with
Nicholls, McNeese, and Texas St. at home.
- Stephen F. Austin: Continuing
on in a list that has yet to have a team not
playing multiple IA contests, we find SFA
is no different. Coach Robert McFarland enters
his second season facing Tulsa and Arizona.
The non-conference slate is rounded out by
Central Arkansas, and what should be a very
nice contest with N. Dakota St. In conference
action, the schedule is balanced, with Texas
St. and Nicholls away ... and Northwestern
St. and McNeese at home.
- McNeese St.: Coach Tate
looks to return his club to prominence in
2006, and has a balanced schedule to help.
There are two IA clubs, with the balance of
a DII, Southern Utah, and S. Dakota St.. In
Southland play, the Cowboys are even at 3
each ... home vs. away. However, they have
Texas St. and Nicholls at home.
- Nicholls St.: The Colonels
look to defend their SLC championship with
two IA games, and a pair of sub-IAA games.
The IA games include traditional power Nebraska,
and interesting contest with LA Tech. There
is also a I-AA non-conference game with SDSU.
The conference portion of the 2006 slate is
balanced.
- Texas State: Although ranked
seventh in the conference, the Bobcats really
have the only schedule that resembles a IA
schedule; as they are the only club in the
conference playing only a single IA game.
Beside a nice contest with Kentucky ... Texas
St. will also face Northern Colorado, Southern
Utah, and Texas Southern in I-AA action. A
DII and very well-balanced conference schedule
compliment this schedule.
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Pete's
2006 Southland Pre-Season Schedule Previews
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McNeese St.
9/2/2006 at South Fla.
9/9/2006 West Va. Tech
9/23/2006 at Toledo
9/30/2006 South Dakota St.
10/7/2006 Southern Utah
10/14/2006 Texas St.
10/21/2006 at Stephen F. Austin
10/28/2006 at Sam Houston St.
11/4/2006 Southeastern La.
11/11/2006 at Northwestern St.
11/18/2006 Nicholls St.
Nicholls St.
8/31/2006 Southern Ark.
9/9/2006 at Nebraska
9/16/2006 at Louisiana Tech
9/23/2006 South Dakota St.
10/7/2006 Southeastern La.
10/14/2006 at Sam Houston St.
10/21/2006 Northwestern St.
10/28/2006 Assumption
11/4/2006 at Texas St.
11/11/2006 Stephen F. Austin
11/18/2006 at McNeese St.
Northwestern St.
9/2/2006 at Kansas
9/9/2006 at Baylor
9/16/2006 Delaware St.
9/30/2006 Ark.-Monticello
10/7/2006 Sam Houston St.
10/14/2006 at Southeastern La.
10/21/2006 at Nicholls St.
10/28/2006 Texas St.
11/4/2006 at Mississippi
11/11/2006 McNeese St.
11/18/2006 at Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston St.
9/9/2006 Ark.-Monticello
9/16/2006 at SMU
9/23/2006 at Missouri St.
9/30/2006 at Texas
10/7/2006 at Northwestern St.
10/14/2006 Nicholls St.
10/21/2006 Central Ark.
10/28/2006 McNeese St.
11/4/2006 at Stephen F. Austin
11/11/2006 at Southeastern La.
11/18/2006 Texas St.
SE. Louisiana
8/31/2006 at New Mexico St.
9/9/2006 at Southern Miss.
9/16/2006 Jacksonville
9/23/2006 at Texas Tech
9/30/2006 Gardner-Webb
10/7/2006 at Nicholls St.
10/14/2006 Northwestern St.
10/21/2006 at Texas St.
10/28/2006 Stephen F. Austin
11/4/2006 at McNeese St.
11/11/2006 Sam Houston St.
Stephen F. Austin
8/31/2006 at Tulsa
9/9/2006 Delta St.
9/16/2006 at Arizona
9/23/2006 Central Ark.
9/30/2006 North Dakota St.
10/7/2006 at Texas St.
10/21/2006 McNeese St.
10/28/2006 at Southeastern La.
11/4/2006 Sam Houston St.
11/11/2006 at Nicholls St.
11/18/2006 Northwestern St.
Texas St.
9/2/2006 Tarleton St.
9/9/2006 at Kentucky
9/16/2006 Northern Colo.
9/23/2006 at Southern Utah
10/7/2006 Stephen F. Austin
10/14/2006 at McNeese St.
10/21/2006 Southeastern La.
10/28/2006 at Northwestern St.
11/4/2006 Nicholls St.
11/11/2006 Texas Southern
11/18/2006 at Sam Houston St.
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