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2006 BYU

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bronco Mendenhall, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2006, game by game: lost at Arizona 13–16; won vs. Tulsa 49–24; lost at No. 23 Boston College 23–30; won vs. Utah State 38–0; won at No. 17 TCU 31–17; won vs. San Diego State 47–17; won vs. UNLV 52–7; won at Air Force 33–14; won at Colorado State 24–3; won vs. Wyoming 55–7; won vs. New Mexico 42–17; won at Utah 33–31; won vs. Oregon 38–8+48−7Lost 13–16 at Arizona-3ArizonaWon 49–24 vs. Tulsa+25TulsaLost 23–30 at No. 23 Boston College-7No. 23 Boston CollegeWon 38–0 vs. Utah State+38Utah StateWon 31–17 at No. 17 TCU+14No. 17 TCUWon 47–17 vs. San Diego State+30San Diego StateWon 52–7 vs. UNLV+45UNLVWon 33–14 at Air Force+19Air ForceWon 24–3 at Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 55–7 vs. Wyoming+48WyomingWon 42–17 vs. New Mexico+25New MexicoWon 33–31 at Utah+2UtahWon 38–8 vs. Oregon+30Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atArizonaL 13–⁠1651%
Sep 9vsTulsaW 49–⁠2447%
Sep 16at23Boston CollegeL 23–⁠3028%
Sep 23vsUtah StateW 38–⁠081%
Sep 28at17TCUW 31–⁠1726%
Oct 7vsSan Diego StateW 47–⁠1779%
Oct 21vsUNLVW 52–⁠787%
Oct 28atAir ForceW 33–⁠1459%
Nov 4atColorado StateW 24–⁠363%
Nov 9vsWyomingW 55–⁠777%
Nov 18vsNew MexicoW 42–⁠1781%
Nov 25atUtahW 33–⁠3155%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsOregonLas Vegas BowlW 38–⁠863%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 38–⁠8 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Wk 12: 23
  3. Wk 13: 21
  4. Wk 14: 20
  5. Final: 16

Mountain West Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 16
Points
478–⁠191
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1702 +196 this season
SP+ rating
21.9 No. 9 of 119; offense No. 7, defense No. 26, special teams No. 32
SRS
18.0 No. 6 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 65
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Offense
Air Raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 119
  • Defense37th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1650%0.924th of 119
Defense0.0241%0.9137th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 254% 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

Matangi Tonga DT★★★No. 334
Mike Hague S★★★No. 961
Riley Stephenson K★★★No. 1045
Mike Muehlmann TE★★No. 1210
Michael Moore ATH★★No. 1223

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Receivers12.00.796
Offensive line52.00.751
Defensive line22.50.823
Linebackers22.00.744
Defensive backs32.30.757
Athletes and specialists22.50.800
Whole class162.20.766

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 2John Beck QBMiami Dolphins

2006 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠011–⁠216
TCU6–⁠211–⁠222
Utah5–⁠38–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠36–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠46–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠54–⁠8
San Diego State3–⁠53–⁠9
Colorado State1–⁠74–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠10

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