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2006 Boston College

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom O’Brien, then Frank Spaziani (interim, bowl game), finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2006, game by game: won at Central Michigan 31–24; won vs. No. 18 Clemson 34–33; won vs. BYU 30–23; lost at NC State 15–17; won vs. Maine 22–0; won vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech 22–3; won at Florida State 24–19; won vs. Buffalo 41–0; lost at No. 22 Wake Forest 14–21; won vs. Duke 28–7; won vs. No. 21 Maryland 38–16; lost at Miami 14–17; won vs. Navy 25–24+41−7Won 31–24 at Central Michigan+7Central MichiganWon 34–33 vs. No. 18 Clemson+1No. 18 ClemsonWon 30–23 vs. BYU+7BYULost 15–17 at NC State-2NC StateWon 22–0 vs. Maine+22MaineWon 22–3 vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech+19No. 22 Virginia TechWon 24–19 at Florida State+5Florida StateWon 41–0 vs. Buffalo+41BuffaloLost 14–21 at No. 22 Wake Forest-7No. 22 Wake ForestWon 28–7 vs. Duke+21DukeWon 38–16 vs. No. 21 Maryland+22No. 21 MarylandLost 14–17 at Miami-3MiamiWon 25–24 vs. Navy+1Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠2465%
Sep 9vs18ClemsonW 34–⁠3361%
Sep 16vsBYUW 30–⁠2372%
Sep 23atNC StateL 15–⁠1763%
Sep 30vsMaineW 22–⁠089%
Oct 12vs22Virginia TechW 22–⁠354%
Oct 21atFlorida StateW 24–⁠1954%
Oct 28vsBuffaloW 41–⁠094%
Nov 4at22Wake ForestL 14–⁠2161%
Nov 11vsDukeW 28–⁠794%
Nov 18vs21MarylandW 38–⁠1669%
Nov 23atMiamiL 14–⁠1760%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNavyMeineke Car Care BowlW 25–⁠2460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 25–⁠24 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 23
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Wk 6: 25
  4. Wk 8: 22
  5. Wk 9: 18
  6. Wk 10: 16
  7. Wk 11: 22
  8. Wk 12: 20
  9. Wk 13: 18
  10. Wk 14: 25
  11. Final: 20
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 16
Points
338–⁠204
Coach
Tom O’Brien, then Frank Spaziani (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1671 +52 this season
SP+ rating
14.8 No. 23 of 119; offense No. 35, defense No. 21, special teams No. 62
SRS
9.8 No. 23 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Frank Spaziani
Captains
Josh Beekman, Jo-Lonn Dunbar and Matt Ryan
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 119
  • Defense8th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0343%0.9060th of 119
Defense-0.0437%0.958th 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 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 304% 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

Jordon McMichael TE★★★★No. 202
Richard Lapham OT★★★★No. 254
Jeff R. Smith ATH★★★No. 400
Alex Albright WDE★★★No. 782
James McCluskey ILB★★★No. 932

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.793
Receivers23.00.841
Offensive line23.00.800
Defensive line13.00.833
Linebackers13.00.830
Defensive backs23.00.810
Athletes and specialists13.00.872
Whole class112.90.820

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 3James Marten OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Josh Beekman OGChicago Bears

All-ACC

2 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Wake Forest6–⁠211–⁠318
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠319
Boston College5–⁠310–⁠320
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠45–⁠7
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠57–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State2–⁠63–⁠9
Duke0–⁠80–⁠12

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