2006 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2006 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Comegy, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 5–4 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC East Division.

2006 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Rick Comegy (1st season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy$		6	–	3					9	–	3
Jackson State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Alcorn State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama State		5	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy		7	–	2					8	–	4
Southern		4	–	5					5	–	6
Grambling State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Texas Southern		3	–	6					3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		2	–	7					3	–	7
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Paul Quinn*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 44–20	11,500	[1]
September 16	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 30–31 OT	53,441	[2]
September 23	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 29–24	28,718	[3]
September 30	at Texas Southern	Alexander Durley Sports Complex Houston, TX	W 29–5	14,383	[4]
October 7	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 19–13		[5]
October 14	Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 31–28 2OT		[6]
October 21	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–36	18,883	[7]
October 28	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 40–43	6,556	[8]
November 4	Alabama A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 21–34	8,583	[9]
November 11	Prairie View A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 31–7		[10]
November 18	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	L 31–32		[11]
*Non-conference game

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