2006 NAIA football season

The 2006 NAIA football season was the component of the 2006 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 16, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Sioux Falls Cougars defeated the Saint Francis Cougars, 23–19 in the title game to win the program's second NAIA championship.

2006 NAIA football season
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN December 16, 2006
Champion	Sioux Falls
Player of the Year	Brian Kurtz (linebacker, Saint Francis (IN))

Conference standings

2006 Central States Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 21 NW Oklahoma State $*   4 – 0     6 – 4   Texas College   3 – 1     4 – 7   Southern Nazarene   2 – 2     6 – 4   Peru State   1 – 3     6 – 5   Bacone   0 – 4     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion * – Northwestern Oklahoma State later vacated four wins. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Black Hills State $^   7 – 0     8 – 3   No. 14 Jamestown ^   5 – 2     8 – 3   Dickinson State   5 – 2     6 – 4   Valley City State   4 – 3     6 – 4   Minot State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Dakota State   2 – 5     3 – 8   South Dakota Mines   1 – 6     1 – 9   Mayville State   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Carroll (MT) $^   9 – 1     11 – 2   No. 11 Montana State–Northern ^   8 – 2     9 – 2   Montana Tech   6 – 4     6 – 5   Eastern Oregon   5 – 5     6 – 5   Rocky Mountain   1 – 9     2 – 9   Montana Western   1 – 9     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2006 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Sioux Falls $^   10 – 0     14 – 0   No. 6 Northwestern (IA) ^   9 – 1     11 – 2   No. 8 Morningside ^   8 – 2     9 – 3   No. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan   7 – 3     7 – 3   Dana   5 – 5     6 – 5   Briar Cliff   4 – 6     5 – 6   Dakota Wesleyan   4 – 6     4 – 6   Hastings   4 – 6     4 – 6   Concordia (NE)   2 – 8     2 – 8   Midland Lutheran   1 – 9     2 – 9   Doane   1 – 9     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Missouri Valley $^   10 – 0     13 – 1   No. 18 Benedictine (KS)   7 – 3     8 – 3   No. 22 MidAmerica Nazarene   7 – 3     7 – 3   Graceland   6 – 4     6 – 4   William Jewell   5 – 5     5 – 5   Lindenwood   5 – 5     5 – 7   Baker   4 – 6     4 – 6   Evangel   4 – 6     4 – 6   Culver–Stockton   3 – 7     3 – 8   Avila   2 – 8     3 – 8   Central Methodist   2 – 8     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Bethel (KS) ^   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 13 Friends ^   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 20 Kansas Wesleyan   7 – 2     8 – 2   No. 25 Sterling   7 – 2     7 – 3   Tabor   5 – 4     6 – 4   McPherson   3 – 6     3 – 7   Saint Mary (KS)   2 – 7     3 – 7   Bethany (KS)   2 – 7     2 – 8   Southwestern (KS)   2 – 7     2 – 8   Ottawa   1 – 8     1 – 9   – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2006 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 10 Georgetown (KY) x^   5 – 0     9 – 2   No. 24 Virginia–Wise   3 – 2     8 – 3   Cumberlands (KY)   3 – 2     6 – 4   Pikeville   2 – 3     4 – 6   Union (KY)   1 – 4     2 – 8   West Virginia Tech   1 – 4     1 – 10   West Division No. 7 Bethel (TN) x^†   5 – 0     10 – 3   Belhaven   4 – 1     6 – 5   Shorter   3 – 2     6 – 5   Lambuth   1 – 4     4 – 7   Cumberland (TN)   1 – 4     3 – 7   Campbellsville   1 – 4     2 – 8   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant † – Bethel forfeited all ten wins, including games against seven Mid-South teams. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 2 St. Francis (IN) x^   6 – 0     13 – 1   No. 16 Walsh ^   4 – 2     9 – 3   No. 17 Ohio Dominican   4 – 2     7 – 3   No. 19 Malone   4 – 2     7 – 4   Geneva   2 – 4     4 – 5   Urbana   1 – 5     5 – 6   Taylor   0 – 6     1 – 9   Midwest League No. 9 St. Ambrose x^   8 – 0     10 – 1   No. 4 Saint Xavier ^   7 – 1     10 – 3   McKendree   5 – 3     5 – 4   William Penn   5 – 3     5 – 6   Quincy   4 – 4     6 – 5   Olivet Nazarene   3 – 5     4 – 7   Trinity International   3 – 5     4 – 7   St. Francis (IL)   1 – 7     1 – 9   Iowa Wesleyan   0 – 8     1 – 9   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2006 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Webber International   –     5 – 5   Langston   –     5 – 4   Southern Oregon   –     3 – 6   Azusa Pacific   –     3 – 7   Paul Quinn   –     2 – 6   Southern Virginia *   –     2 – 7   SAGU   –     2 – 8   Waldorf   –     2 – 8   Haskell   –     2 – 9   Seton Hill   –     2 – 9   Edward Waters   –     1 – 9   * – Southern Virginia later forfeited a win.

Postseason

Main article: 2006 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2006 NAIA football rankings