2006 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2006 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach	Todd Whitten (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium

2006 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 McNeese State $^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Sam Houston State		4	–	2					6	–	5
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	2					4	–	7
Texas State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Nicholls State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Northwestern State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Todd Whitten, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Arkansas–Monticello*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 41–3	10,041
September 16	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	L 14–45	17,421
September 23	at Missouri State*	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 20–17	10,490
September 30	at No. 7 (FBS) Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–56	88,913
October 7	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 30–20	7,152
October 14	Nicholls State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 37–7	10,037
October 19	Central Arkansas*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 30–38	7,130
October 28	McNeese State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 18–31	10,018
November 4	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	W 21–17	9,634
November 11	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 28–23	5,125
November 18	Texas State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 21–28	10,121
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game