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2006 Florida

13–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2006, game by game: won vs. Southern Miss 34–7; won vs. UCF 42–0; won at No. 13 Tennessee 21–20; won vs. Kentucky 26–7; won vs. Alabama 28–13; won vs. No. 9 LSU 23–10; lost at No. 11 Auburn 17–27; won vs. Georgia 21–14; won at Vanderbilt 25–19; won vs. South Carolina 17–16; won vs. Western Carolina 62–0; won at Florida State 21–14; won vs. No. 8 Arkansas 38–28; won vs. No. 1 Ohio State 41–14+62−10Won 34–7 vs. Southern Miss+27Southern MissWon 42–0 vs. UCF+42UCFWon 21–20 at No. 13 Tennessee+1No. 13 TennesseeWon 26–7 vs. Kentucky+19KentuckyWon 28–13 vs. Alabama+15AlabamaWon 23–10 vs. No. 9 LSU+13No. 9 LSULost 17–27 at No. 11 Auburn-10No. 11 AuburnWon 21–14 vs. Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 25–19 at Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltWon 17–16 vs. South Carolina+1South CarolinaWon 62–0 vs. Western Carolina+62Western CarolinaWon 21–14 at Florida State+7Florida StateWon 38–28 vs. No. 8 Arkansas+10No. 8 ArkansasWon 41–14 vs. No. 1 Ohio State+27No. 1 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠770%
Sep 9vsUCFW 42–⁠077%
Sep 16at13TennesseeW 21–⁠2052%
Sep 23vsKentuckyW 26–⁠782%
Sep 30vsAlabamaW 28–⁠1363%
Oct 7vs9LSUW 23–⁠1056%
Oct 14at11AuburnL 17–⁠2750%
Oct 28vsGeorgiaW 21–⁠1454%
Nov 4atVanderbiltW 25–⁠1977%
Nov 11vsSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠1679%
Nov 18vsWestern CarolinaW 62–⁠097%
Nov 25atFlorida StateW 21–⁠1464%
Dec 2vs8ArkansasSEC Championship GameW 38–⁠2861%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvs1Ohio StateBCS National ChampionshipW 41–⁠1437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 41–⁠14 in the BCS National Championship; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Final: 1

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Consensus All-AmericanReggie Nelson, DB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
416–⁠189
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1791 +176 this season
SP+ rating
26.5 No. 5 of 119; offense No. 11, defense No. 3, special teams No. 90
SRS
19.8 No. 4 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinator
Dan Mullen
Defensive coordinators
Greg Mattison and Charlie Strong
Captains
Dallas Baker, Jemalle Cornelius, Earl Everett, Billy Latsko, Chris Leak and Ray McDonald
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 119
  • Defense10th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0841%0.9526th of 119
Defense-0.0436%1.0210th 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-0.2own 293% allowed
Defense-0.2own 284% 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

Percy Harvin WR★★★★★No. 2
Tim Tebow DUAL★★★★★No. 21
Carl Johnson OG★★★★★No. 24
Brandon Spikes ILB★★★★No. 33
Jim Barrie OT★★★★No. 85
Mon Williams RB★★★★No. 89
Chevon Walker RB★★★★No. 92
Jamar Hornsby ATH★★★★No. 94

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.992
Running backs24.00.961
Receivers34.00.947
Offensive line34.30.969
Defensive line34.00.940
Linebackers34.00.948
Defensive backs23.00.832
Athletes and specialists34.00.947
Whole class204.00.942

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 1Jarvis Moss DEDenver Broncos
Rd 1Reggie Nelson DBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Ray McDonald DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Marcus Thomas DTDenver Broncos
Rd 4Joe Cohen DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Ryan Smith DBTennessee Titans
Rd 7Dallas Baker WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7DeShawn Wynn RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Brandon Siler LBSan Diego Chargers

All-SEC

6 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠113–⁠11
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠415
LSU6–⁠211–⁠23
Auburn6–⁠211–⁠29
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠425
Georgia4–⁠49–⁠423
Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠58–⁠5
Alabama2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠9

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