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2006 Duke

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ted Roof.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2006, game by game: lost vs. Richmond 0–13; lost at Wake Forest 13–14; lost at No. 14 Virginia Tech 0–36; lost vs. Virginia 0–37; lost at Alabama 14–30; lost vs. Florida State 24–51; lost vs. Miami 15–20; lost vs. Vanderbilt 28–45; lost vs. Navy 13–38; lost at No. 22 Boston College 7–28; lost at No. 18 Georgia Tech 21–49; lost vs. North Carolina 44–45+7−37Lost 0–13 vs. Richmond-13RichmondLost 13–14 at Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 0–36 at No. 14 Virginia Tech-36No. 14 Virginia TechLost 0–37 vs. Virginia-37VirginiaLost 14–30 at Alabama-16AlabamaLost 24–51 vs. Florida State-27Florida StateLost 15–20 vs. Miami-5MiamiLost 28–45 vs. Vanderbilt-17VanderbiltLost 13–38 vs. Navy-25NavyLost 7–28 at No. 22 Boston College-21No. 22 Boston CollegeLost 21–49 at No. 18 Georgia Tech-28No. 18 Georgia TechLost 44–45 vs. North Carolina-1North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRichmondL 0–⁠1349%
Sep 9atWake ForestL 13–⁠1423%
Sep 16at14Virginia TechL 0–⁠368%
Sep 30vsVirginiaL 0–⁠3735%
Oct 7atAlabamaL 14–⁠3011%
Oct 14vsFlorida StateL 24–⁠5121%
Oct 21vsMiamiL 15–⁠2016%
Oct 28vsVanderbiltL 28–⁠4538%
Nov 4vsNavyL 13–⁠3820%
Nov 11at22Boston CollegeL 7–⁠286%
Nov 18at18Georgia TechL 21–⁠496%
Nov 25vsNorth CarolinaL 44–⁠4535%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 45–⁠44; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠406
Coach
Ted Roof
Elo
1230 −124 this season
SP+ rating
-19.5 No. 108 of 119; offense No. 108, defense No. 101, special teams No. 108
SRS
−15.9 No. 111 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Bill O’Brien
Defensive coordinators
Scott Brown and Jerry Azzinaro
Captains
Casey Camero, Eli Nichols and John Talley
Most valuable player
John Talley
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 119
  • Defense86th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0636%0.97110th of 119
Defense0.0942%1.0186th 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 314% allowed
Defense-0.3own 312% 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

Brandon King FB★★★★No. 163
Tyler Rice ILB★★★No. 782
Brett Huffman TE★★★No. 782
John Lubischer TE★★★No. 932
Jeremy Ringfield WR★★★No. 961

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.848
Receivers43.00.824
Offensive line32.70.794
Defensive line32.00.745
Linebackers32.30.774
Defensive backs42.00.744
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class202.50.781

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.

All-ACC

1 first team

First 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.