2006 Arizona
6–6 (4–5 Pac-10), coached by Mike Stoops. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 8 California 24–20Nov 11
California was ranked No. 8, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs BYU | W 16–13 | 49% |
| Sep 9 | at 8LSU | L 3–45 | 16% |
| Sep 16 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 28–10 | 82% |
| Sep 23 | vs 3USC | L 3–20 | 18% |
| Sep 30 | vs Washington | L 10–21 | 55% |
| Oct 7 | at UCLA | L 7–27 | 20% |
| Oct 14 | at Stanford | W 20–7 | 47% |
| Oct 21 | vs Oregon State | L 10–17 | 47% |
| Nov 4 | at 25Washington State | W 27–17 | 20% |
| Nov 11 | vs 8California | W 24–20 | 22% |
| Nov 18 | at Oregon | W 37–10 | 22% |
| Nov 25 | vs Arizona State | L 14–28 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 4–5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–235
- Coach
- Mike Stoops
- Elo
- 1512 +69 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.0 No. 65 of 119; offense No. 102, defense No. 31, special teams No. 14
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 46 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 19
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Canales
- Defensive coordinator
- Mark Stoops
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.08 | 30% | 1.04 | 114th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.03 | 41% | 0.90 | 45th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.2 | own 31 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 30 | 2% 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
| Devin Ross CB | ★★★★ | No. 56 |
| Tyler Lyon PRO | ★★★★ | No. 205 |
| Jovon Hayes OG | ★★★★ | No. 211 |
| Derke Robinson ATH | ★★★★ | No. 273 |
| Danny McCrady S | ★★★ | No. 292 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2006 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.914 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.871 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.5 | 0.872 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.5 | 0.932 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 4.0 | 0.895 |
| Whole class | 8 | 3.5 | 0.890 |
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 2 | Chris Henry RB | Tennessee Titans |
| Rd 6 | Nick Folk K | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 7 | Michael Johnson DB | New York Giants |
| Rd 7 | Syndric Steptoe WR | Cleveland Browns |
All-Pac-10
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Antoine CasonCBCoaches-1
Nick FolkPCoaches-1
Syndric SteptoeRSCoaches-1
Second team
- Louis HolmesDECoaches-2
Spencer LarsenLBCoaches-2- Michael JohnsonSCoaches-2
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 7–2 | 11–2 | 4 |
| California | 7–2 | 10–3 | 14 |
| Oregon State | 6–3 | 10–4 | 21 |
| UCLA | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
| Oregon | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
| Arizona State | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
| Washington State | 4–5 | 6–6 | |
| Arizona | 4–5 | 6–6 | |
| Washington | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Stanford | 1–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.