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2006 Boise State

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2006, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 45–0; won vs. Oregon State 42–14; won at Wyoming 17–10; won vs. Hawai’i 41–34; won at Utah 36–3; won vs. Louisiana Tech 55–14; won at New Mexico State 40–28; won at Idaho 42–26; won vs. Fresno State 45–21; won at San José State 23–20; won vs. Utah State 49–10; won at Nevada 38–7; won vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 43–42+45Won 45–0 vs. Sacramento State+45Sacramento StateWon 42–14 vs. Oregon State+28Oregon StateWon 17–10 at Wyoming+7WyomingWon 41–34 vs. Hawai’i+7Hawai’iWon 36–3 at Utah+33UtahWon 55–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+41Louisiana TechWon 40–28 at New Mexico State+12New Mexico StateWon 42–26 at Idaho+16IdahoWon 45–21 vs. Fresno State+24Fresno StateWon 23–20 at San José State+3San José StateWon 49–10 vs. Utah State+39Utah StateWon 38–7 at Nevada+31NevadaWon 43–42 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma+1No. 8 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSacramento StateW 45–⁠094%
Sep 7vsOregon StateW 42–⁠1468%
Sep 16atWyomingW 17–⁠1067%
Sep 23vsHawai’iW 41–⁠3477%
Sep 30atUtahW 36–⁠348%
Oct 7vsLouisiana TechW 55–⁠1483%
Oct 15atNew Mexico StateW 40–⁠2886%
Oct 21atIdahoW 42–⁠2681%
Nov 1vsFresno StateW 45–⁠2186%
Nov 11atSan José StateW 23–⁠2077%
Nov 18vsUtah StateW 49–⁠1096%
Nov 25atNevadaW 38–⁠761%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8OklahomaFiesta BowlW 43–⁠4251%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 43–⁠42 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 22
  3. Wk 6: 20
  4. Wk 7: 20
  5. Wk 8: 18
  6. Wk 9: 15
  7. Wk 10: 14
  8. Wk 11: 14
  9. Wk 12: 13
  10. Wk 13: 12
  11. Wk 14: 10
  12. Final: 5

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationIan Johnson: rushing touchdowns (25 TD), points (152 pts), points per game (15.2)

Paul “Bear” Bryant AwardChris Petersen, coach

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
516–⁠229
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1770 +159 this season
SP+ rating
18.7 No. 17 of 119; offense No. 12, defense No. 36, special teams No. 19
SRS
14.9 No. 10 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 80
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 119
  • Defense31st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1447%0.918th of 119
Defense0.0139%0.9131st 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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

Kapono Rawlins-Crivello SDE★★★No. 992
Kyle Efaw TE★★★No. 1045
Nate Potter OT★★★No. 1045
Xavier Lucas WR★★★No. 1045
Tommy Gallarda TE★★No. 1214

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers32.70.805
Offensive line22.50.755
Defensive line22.50.760
Linebackers12.00.769
Defensive backs22.00.722
Athletes and specialists22.00.778
Whole class132.30.763

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 2Gerald Alexander DBDetroit Lions
Rd 5Legedu Naanee WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 6Korey Hall LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Derek Schouman TEBuffalo Bills

2006 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠05
Hawai’i7–⁠111–⁠3
San José State5–⁠39–⁠4
Nevada5–⁠38–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠64–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠73–⁠10
Utah State1–⁠71–⁠11

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