2006 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The 2006 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as an independent during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Clint Conque, the Bears compiled a record of 8–3. Central Arkansas played home games at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas.

2006 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 24
Record	8–3
Head coach	Clint Conque (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brooks Hollingsworth (3rd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Central Arkansas*			–						8	–	3
Winston-Salem State			–						4	–	7
Austin Peay			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	9
* – Ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 pm	vs. Henderson State	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 39–6	10,515
September 9	6:30 pm	at No. 7 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 3–18	10,262	[1]
September 16	6:00 pm	Missouri State	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	W 16–14	11,215
September 23	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 37–35	6,312
September 30	2:00 pm	South Dakota	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	W 24–0	10,415
October 7	7:00 pm	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	L 7–20	12,332
October 14	3:05 pm	at No. 18 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 13–33	7,100
October 19	7:00 pm	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 38–30	7,130	[2]
November 4	6:00 pm	Southern Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	W 55–21	10,811
November 11	1:00 pm	Augustana (SD)	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	W 37–13	6,815
November 18	12:00 pm	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–31 OT	11,159
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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