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2006 Auburn

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2006, game by game: won vs. Washington State 40–14; won at Mississippi State 34–0; won vs. No. 6 LSU 7–3; won vs. Buffalo 38–7; won at South Carolina 24–17; lost vs. Arkansas 10–27; won vs. No. 2 Florida 27–17; won vs. Tulane 38–13; won at Ole Miss 23–17; won vs. Arkansas State 27–0; lost vs. Georgia 15–37; won at Alabama 22–15; won vs. No. 19 Nebraska 17–14+34−22Won 40–14 vs. Washington State+26Washington StateWon 34–0 at Mississippi State+34Mississippi Sta…Won 7–3 vs. No. 6 LSU+4No. 6 LSUWon 38–7 vs. Buffalo+31BuffaloWon 24–17 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaLost 10–27 vs. Arkansas-17ArkansasWon 27–17 vs. No. 2 Florida+10No. 2 FloridaWon 38–13 vs. Tulane+25TulaneWon 23–17 at Ole Miss+6Ole MissWon 27–0 vs. Arkansas State+27Arkansas StateLost 15–37 vs. Georgia-22GeorgiaWon 22–15 at Alabama+7AlabamaWon 17–14 vs. No. 19 Nebraska+3No. 19 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWashington StateW 40–⁠1475%
Sep 9atMississippi StateW 34–⁠077%
Sep 16vs6LSUW 7–⁠354%
Sep 23vsBuffaloW 38–⁠792%
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1763%
Oct 7vsArkansasL 10–⁠2779%
Oct 14vs2FloridaW 27–⁠1750%
Oct 21vsTulaneW 38–⁠1389%
Oct 28atOle MissW 23–⁠1781%
Nov 4vsArkansas StateW 27–⁠087%
Nov 11vsGeorgiaL 15–⁠3769%
Nov 18atAlabamaW 22–⁠1555%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19NebraskaCotton BowlW 17–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 17–⁠14 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 15
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Final: 9
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
322–⁠181
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1678 +43 this season
SP+ rating
19.4 No. 13 of 119; offense No. 24, defense No. 22, special teams No. 1
SRS
12.3 No. 18 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Will Muschamp
Offense
Gulf Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 119
  • Defense53rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9038th of 119
Defense0.0439%0.9653rd 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-0.1own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 263% 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

Ben Tate RB★★★★No. 44
Neil Caudle PRO★★★★No. 93
Bart Eddins DT★★★★No. 98
Tim Hawthorne WR★★★★No. 110
Mario Fannin ATH★★★★No. 168
Michael Goggans TE★★★★No. 193
Terrell Zachery WR★★★★No. 195
Craig Stevens OLB★★★★No. 215

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.960
Running backs14.00.979
Receivers53.80.913
Offensive line23.50.896
Defensive line63.70.880
Linebackers14.00.911
Athletes and specialists23.00.847
Whole class183.70.899

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 1Ben Grubbs OGBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Kenny Irons RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Will Herring LBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6David Irons DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Courtney Taylor WRSeattle Seahawks

All-SEC

5 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 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.