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2006 Arizona State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Dirk Koetter.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2006, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 35–14; won vs. Nevada 52–21; won at Colorado 21–3; lost at No. 21 California 21–49; lost vs. No. 14 Oregon 13–48; lost at No. 3 USC 21–28; won vs. Stanford 38–3; won at Washington 26–23; lost at Oregon State 10–44; won vs. Washington State 47–14; lost vs. UCLA 12–24; won at Arizona 28–14; lost vs. No. 24 Hawai’i 24–41+35−35Won 35–14 vs. Northern Arizona+21Northern ArizonaWon 52–21 vs. Nevada+31NevadaWon 21–3 at Colorado+18ColoradoLost 21–49 at No. 21 California-28No. 21 CaliforniaLost 13–48 vs. No. 14 Oregon-35No. 14 OregonLost 21–28 at No. 3 USC-7No. 3 USCWon 38–3 vs. Stanford+35StanfordWon 26–23 at Washington+3WashingtonLost 10–44 at Oregon State-34Oregon StateWon 47–14 vs. Washington State+33Washington StateLost 12–24 vs. UCLA-12UCLAWon 28–14 at Arizona+14ArizonaLost 24–41 vs. No. 24 Hawai’i-17No. 24 Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern ArizonaW 35–⁠1489%
Sep 9vsNevadaW 52–⁠2165%
Sep 16atColoradoW 21–⁠358%
Sep 23at21CaliforniaL 21–⁠4941%
Sep 30vs14OregonL 13–⁠4847%
Oct 14at3USCL 21–⁠2815%
Oct 21vsStanfordW 38–⁠381%
Oct 28atWashingtonW 26–⁠2356%
Nov 4atOregon StateL 10–⁠4444%
Nov 11vsWashington StateW 47–⁠1454%
Nov 18vsUCLAL 12–⁠2458%
Nov 25atArizonaW 28–⁠1441%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvs24Hawai’iHawai’i BowlL 24–⁠4142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 41–⁠24 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 25
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 22

Consensus All-AmericanZach Miller, TE

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
348–⁠326
Coach
Dirk Koetter
Elo
1544 −8 this season
SP+ rating
13.3 No. 32 of 119; offense No. 30, defense No. 42, special teams No. 19
SRS
6.6 No. 33 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Roy Wittke
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller
Captains
Josh Barrett, Kyle Caldwell, Jordan Hill and Zach Miller

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 119
  • Defense42nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.9343rd of 119
Defense0.0338%0.9942nd 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
Offense0.0own 313% 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

Jermaine Williams SDE★★★★No. 218
Travis Goethel ILB★★★★No. 262
Rodney Glass ATH★★★★No. 282
Jamarr Robinson ILB★★★No. 498
Zach Niusulu DT★★★No. 782

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line23.50.872
Linebackers23.50.880
Defensive backs13.00.811
Athletes and specialists14.00.891
Whole class83.30.851

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 2Zach Miller TEOakland Raiders
Rd 7Andrew Carnahan OTJacksonville Jaguars

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 3 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠24
California7–⁠210–⁠314
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠421
UCLA5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠56–⁠6
Washington3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford1–⁠81–⁠11

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