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2006 Baylor

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Guy Morriss.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2006, game by game: lost vs. No. 22 TCU 7–17; won vs. Northwestern State 47–10; lost at Washington State 15–17; lost vs. Army 20–27; won vs. Kansas State 17–3; won at Colorado 34–31; lost at No. 6 Texas 31–63; won vs. Kansas 36–35; lost vs. No. 22 Texas A&M 21–31; lost at Texas Tech 21–55; lost at Oklahoma State 24–66; lost vs. No. 16 Oklahoma 10–36+37−42Lost 7–17 vs. No. 22 TCU-10No. 22 TCUWon 47–10 vs. Northwestern State+37Northwestern St…Lost 15–17 at Washington State-2Washington StateLost 20–27 vs. Army-7ArmyWon 17–3 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateWon 34–31 at Colorado+3ColoradoLost 31–63 at No. 6 Texas-32No. 6 TexasWon 36–35 vs. Kansas+1KansasLost 21–31 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M-10No. 22 Texas A&MLost 21–55 at Texas Tech-34Texas TechLost 24–66 at Oklahoma State-42Oklahoma StateLost 10–36 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma-26No. 16 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs22TCUL 7–⁠1735%
Sep 9vsNorthwestern StateW 47–⁠1076%
Sep 16atWashington StateL 15–⁠1736%
Sep 23vsArmyL 20–⁠2765%
Sep 30vsKansas StateW 17–⁠344%
Oct 7atColoradoW 34–⁠3145%
Oct 14at6TexasL 31–⁠6312%
Oct 21vsKansasW 36–⁠3553%
Oct 28vs22Texas A&ML 21–⁠3139%
Nov 4atTexas TechL 21–⁠5526%
Nov 11atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠6628%
Nov 18vs16OklahomaL 10–⁠3620%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 36–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Ray Guy AwardDaniel Sepulveda, P

Consensus All-AmericanDaniel Sepulveda, P

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠391
Coach
Guy Morriss
Elo
1400 −57 this season
SP+ rating
-3.6 No. 73 of 119; offense No. 71, defense No. 84, special teams No. 12
SRS
−6.6 No. 86 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 49
Offensive coordinator
Lee Hays
Defensive coordinator
Bill Bradley
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 119
  • Defense103rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9471st of 119
Defense0.1246%0.85103rd 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-0.2own 272% allowed
Defense-0.4own 302% 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

James Hicks WR★★★No. 782
David Gettis WR★★★No. 782
Brad Taylor DUAL★★★No. 927
Jay Finley RB★★★No. 932
Ben Randle WR★★★No. 987

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.811
Running backs22.50.787
Receivers42.80.808
Offensive line13.00.800
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers22.50.787
Defensive backs22.00.779
Whole class172.50.792

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 4Daniel Sepulveda PPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7C.J. Wilson DBCarolina Panthers

All-Big 12

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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠210–⁠313
Nebraska6–⁠29–⁠5
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠47–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠57–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠8

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