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2006 Florida State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden. Officially 2–⁠6: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins and the 2006 Emerald Bowl.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “Florida State later vacated five wins from the 2006 season, including two conference victories and win in the Emerald Bowl, as punishment for violations of related to the Florida State University academic-athletic scandal.”

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2006, game by game: won at No. 12 Miami 13–10; won vs. Troy 24–17; lost vs. Clemson 20–27; won vs. Rice 55–7; lost at NC State 20–24; won at Duke 51–24; lost vs. No. 22 Boston College 19–24; lost at Maryland 24–27; won vs. Virginia 33–0; lost vs. No. 18 Wake Forest 0–30; won vs. Western Michigan 28–20; lost vs. No. 4 Florida 14–21; won vs. UCLA 44–27+48−30Won 13–10 at No. 12 Miami+3No. 12 MiamiWon 24–17 vs. Troy+7TroyLost 20–27 vs. Clemson-7ClemsonWon 55–7 vs. Rice+48RiceLost 20–24 at NC State-4NC StateWon 51–24 at Duke+27DukeLost 19–24 vs. No. 22 Boston College-5No. 22 Boston CollegeLost 24–27 at Maryland-3MarylandWon 33–0 vs. Virginia+33VirginiaLost 0–30 vs. No. 18 Wake Forest-30No. 18 Wake ForestWon 28–20 vs. Western Michigan+8Western MichiganLost 14–21 vs. No. 4 Florida-7No. 4 FloridaWon 44–27 vs. UCLA+17UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at12MiamiW 13–⁠1034%
Sep 9vsTroyW 24–⁠1778%
Sep 16vsClemsonL 20–⁠2758%
Sep 23vsRiceW 55–⁠7vacated86%
Oct 5atNC StateL 20–⁠2452%
Oct 14atDukeW 51–⁠24vacated79%
Oct 21vs22Boston CollegeL 19–⁠2446%
Oct 28atMarylandL 24–⁠2745%
Nov 4vsVirginiaW 33–⁠0vacated64%
Nov 11vs18Wake ForestL 0–⁠3058%
Nov 18vsWestern MichiganW 28–⁠20vacated61%
Nov 25vs4FloridaL 14–⁠2136%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsUCLAEmerald BowlW 44–⁠27vacated39%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 44–⁠27 in the Emerald Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 17
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
345–⁠258
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1580 +2 this season
SP+ rating
11.9 No. 36 of 119; offense No. 50, defense No. 18, special teams No. 51
SRS
5.7 No. 38 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Lorenzo Booker, Buster Davis and Mikhal Kornegay
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 119
  • Defense4th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0136%1.0578th of 119
Defense-0.0833%1.034th 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 313% 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

Myron Rolle S★★★★★No. 5
Brandon Warren TE★★★★★No. 18
Marcus Ball ILB★★★★★No. 32
Damon McDaniel WR★★★★No. 39
Marcus Sims ILB★★★★No. 54
Daron Rose OT★★★★No. 73
Caz Piurowski TE★★★★No. 109
D’Vontrey Richardson ATH★★★★No. 184

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.869
Receivers44.30.954
Offensive line23.50.897
Defensive line33.00.886
Linebackers44.00.931
Defensive backs44.00.920
Athletes and specialists14.00.921
Whole class193.80.919

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 1Lawrence Timmons LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Buster Davis LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Lorenzo Booker RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Mario Henderson OTOakland Raiders
Rd 4Chris Davis WRTennessee Titans

All-ACC

1 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.