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2006 Central Michigan

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Kelly, then Jeff Quinn (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2006, game by game: lost vs. Boston College 24–31; lost at No. 10 Michigan 17–41; won vs. Akron 24–21; won at Eastern Michigan 24–17; lost at Kentucky 36–45; won at Toledo 42–20; won vs. Ball State 18–7; won vs. Bowling Green 31–14; won at Temple 42–26; won vs. Western Michigan 31–7; lost at Northern Illinois 10–31; won at Buffalo 55–28; won vs. Ohio 31–10; won vs. Middle Tennessee 31–14+27−24Lost 24–31 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeLost 17–41 at No. 10 Michigan-24No. 10 MichiganWon 24–21 vs. Akron+3AkronWon 24–17 at Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganLost 36–45 at Kentucky-9KentuckyWon 42–20 at Toledo+22ToledoWon 18–7 vs. Ball State+11Ball StateWon 31–14 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 42–26 at Temple+16TempleWon 31–7 vs. Western Michigan+24Western MichiganLost 10–31 at Northern Illinois-21Northern Illino…Won 55–28 at Buffalo+27BuffaloWon 31–10 vs. Ohio+21OhioWon 31–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+17Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBoston CollegeL 24–⁠3135%
Sep 9at10MichiganL 17–⁠4122%
Sep 16vsAkronW 24–⁠2151%
Sep 23atEastern MichiganW 24–⁠1752%
Sep 30atKentuckyL 36–⁠4546%
Oct 7atToledoW 42–⁠2032%
Oct 14vsBall StateW 18–⁠768%
Oct 19vsBowling GreenW 31–⁠1460%
Nov 4atTempleW 42–⁠2674%
Nov 10vsWestern MichiganW 31–⁠757%
Nov 17atNorthern IllinoisL 10–⁠3150%
Nov 24atBuffaloW 55–⁠2876%
Nov 30vsOhioMid-American Championship GameW 31–⁠1053%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsMiddle TennesseeMotor City BowlW 31–⁠1461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Middle Tennessee 31–⁠14 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠312
Coach
Brian Kelly, then Jeff Quinn (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1600 +143 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 77 of 119; offense No. 66, defense No. 90, special teams No. 82
SRS
2.2 No. 53 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Quinn
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 119
  • Defense50th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0638%1.0736th of 119
Defense0.0445%0.8250th 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 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% 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

Jeff Maddux OG★★★No. 958
Xavier Torres WR★★★No. 1045
Sean Murnane WDE★★★No. 1141
Mike Canfield DUAL★★No. 1223
Matt Torres WR★★No. 1359

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs32.00.707
Receivers52.20.751
Offensive line22.50.763
Defensive line32.30.744
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs92.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class252.10.728

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 1Joe Staley OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Dan Bazuin DEChicago Bears
Rd 6Drew Mormino CMiami Dolphins

2006 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Western Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠36–⁠6
Ball State5–⁠35–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami (OH)2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠11

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