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2006 Clemson

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy Bowden.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2006, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 54–6; lost at Boston College 33–34; won at No. 9 Florida State 27–20; won vs. North Carolina 52–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 51–0; won at Wake Forest 27–17; won vs. Temple 63–9; won vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech 31–7; lost at Virginia Tech 7–24; lost vs. Maryland 12–13; won vs. NC State 20–14; lost vs. South Carolina 28–31; lost vs. Kentucky 20–28+54−17Won 54–6 vs. Florida Atlantic+48Florida AtlanticLost 33–34 at Boston College-1Boston CollegeWon 27–20 at No. 9 Florida State+7No. 9 Florida StateWon 52–7 vs. North Carolina+45North CarolinaWon 51–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+51Louisiana TechWon 27–17 at Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 63–9 vs. Temple+54TempleWon 31–7 vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech+24No. 13 Georgia TechLost 7–24 at Virginia Tech-17Virginia TechLost 12–13 vs. Maryland-1MarylandWon 20–14 vs. NC State+6NC StateLost 28–31 vs. South Carolina-3South CarolinaLost 20–28 vs. Kentucky-8Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsFlorida AtlanticW 54–⁠684%
Sep 9atBoston CollegeL 33–⁠3439%
Sep 16at9Florida StateW 27–⁠2042%
Sep 23vsNorth CarolinaW 52–⁠777%
Sep 30vsLouisiana TechW 51–⁠077%
Oct 7atWake ForestW 27–⁠1759%
Oct 12vsTempleW 63–⁠992%
Oct 21vs13Georgia TechW 31–⁠766%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 7–⁠2448%
Nov 4vsMarylandL 12–⁠1373%
Nov 11vsNC StateW 20–⁠1481%
Nov 25vsSouth CarolinaL 28–⁠3172%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsKentuckyMusic City BowlL 20–⁠2873%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 28–⁠20 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 18
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 12
  7. Wk 8: 12
  8. Wk 9: 10
  9. Wk 10: 19
  10. Wk 12: 25
  11. Wk 13: 24

Consensus All-AmericanGaines Adams, DE

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
425–⁠210
Coach
Tommy Bowden
Elo
1618 +20 this season
SP+ rating
16.7 No. 22 of 119; offense No. 31, defense No. 17, special teams No. 90
SRS
8.8 No. 27 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Rob Spence
Defensive coordinator
Vic Koenning
Captains
Gaines Adams, Chansi Stuckey and Anthony Waters
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 119
  • Defense15th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%0.8929th of 119
Defense-0.0338%0.8615th 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-0.3own 302% allowed
Defense0.1own 322% 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

C.J. Spiller RB★★★★★No. 19
Ricky Sapp WDE★★★★★No. 28
DeAndre McDaniel S★★★★No. 87
Byron Maxwell CB★★★★No. 97
Jamie Cumbie SDE★★★★No. 117
Crezdon Butler CB★★★★No. 259
Darius Gaither S★★★★No. 278

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.992
Receivers12.00.722
Offensive line13.00.871
Defensive line24.50.967
Defensive backs44.00.929
Whole class93.90.915

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 1Gaines Adams DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Anthony Waters LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Dustin Fry CSt. Louis Rams
Rd 5C.J. Gaddis DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Chansi Stuckey WRNew York Jets

All-ACC

5 first team, 2 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.