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2006 Alabama

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Shula, then Joe Kines (bowl game). Officially 0–⁠7: the NCAA vacated six regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2009, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) levied sanctions against Alabama, forcing the Crimson Tide to vacate all of their wins from the season.”

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2006, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 25–17; won vs. Vanderbilt 13–10; won vs. UL Monroe 41–7; lost at Arkansas 23–24; lost at No. 5 Florida 13–28; won vs. Duke 30–14; won vs. Ole Miss 26–23; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 13–16; won vs. Florida International 38–3; lost vs. Mississippi State 16–24; lost at No. 12 LSU 14–28; lost vs. No. 15 Auburn 15–22; lost vs. Oklahoma State 31–34+35−15Won 25–17 vs. Hawai’i+8Hawai’iWon 13–10 vs. Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 41–7 vs. UL Monroe+34UL MonroeLost 23–24 at Arkansas-1ArkansasLost 13–28 at No. 5 Florida-15No. 5 FloridaWon 30–14 vs. Duke+16DukeWon 26–23 vs. Ole Miss+3Ole MissLost 13–16 at No. 7 Tennessee-3No. 7 TennesseeWon 38–3 vs. Florida International+35Florida Interna…Lost 16–24 vs. Mississippi State-8Mississippi Sta…Lost 14–28 at No. 12 LSU-14No. 12 LSULost 15–22 vs. No. 15 Auburn-7No. 15 AuburnLost 31–34 vs. Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsHawai’iW 25–⁠17vacated74%
Sep 9vsVanderbiltW 13–⁠10vacated80%
Sep 16vsUL MonroeW 41–⁠7vacated81%
Sep 23atArkansasL 23–⁠2459%
Sep 30at5FloridaL 13–⁠2837%
Oct 7vsDukeW 30–⁠14vacated89%
Oct 14vsOle MissW 26–⁠23vacated83%
Oct 21at7TennesseeL 13–⁠1636%
Oct 28vsFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠3vacated89%
Nov 4vsMississippi StateL 16–⁠2484%
Nov 11at12LSUL 14–⁠2824%
Nov 18vs15AuburnL 15–⁠2245%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsOklahoma StateIndependence BowlL 31–⁠3451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 34–⁠31 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Mike Shula was fired after the regular season; defensive coordinator Joe Kines coached the Independence Bowl, a 34–⁠31 loss to Oklahoma State, as interim.

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠250
Coach
Mike Shula, then Joe Kines (bowl game)
Elo
1526 −81 this season
SP+ rating
11.4 No. 38 of 119; offense No. 38, defense No. 25, special teams No. 86
SRS
5.9 No. 36 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 13
Offensive coordinator
David Rader
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines
Captains
Le’Ron McClain and Juwan Simpson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 119
  • Defense38th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0442%0.8650th of 119
Defense0.0240%0.9138th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 283% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2006 class

Andre Smith OG★★★★★No. 1
Taylor Pharr OT★★★★No. 125
Justin Woodall S★★★★No. 149
Mike McCoy WR★★★★No. 185
Terry Grant RB★★★★No. 188
Earl Alexander WR★★★★No. 225
David Ross OG★★★★No. 230
Alex Stadler OT★★★★No. 231

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.879
Running backs14.00.919
Receivers33.70.884
Offensive line54.00.917
Linebackers13.00.832
Defensive backs53.40.893
Whole class163.60.896

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2007

The 2007 draft
Rd 4Le’Ron McClain RBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Kenneth Darby RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Ramzee Robinson DBDetroit Lions

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2006 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2006 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠113–⁠11
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠415
LSU6–⁠211–⁠23
Auburn6–⁠211–⁠29
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠425
Georgia4–⁠49–⁠423
Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠58–⁠5
Alabama2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.