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2006 Georgia Tech

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chan Gailey.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2006, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 10–14; won vs. Samford 38–6; won vs. Troy 35–20; won vs. Virginia 24–7; won at No. 11 Virginia Tech 38–27; won vs. Maryland 27–23; lost at No. 12 Clemson 7–31; won vs. Miami 30–23; won at NC State 31–23; won at North Carolina 7–0; won vs. Duke 49–21; lost at Georgia 12–15; lost vs. No. 16 Wake Forest 6–9; lost vs. No. 15 West Virginia 35–38+32−24Lost 10–14 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-4No. 2 Notre DameWon 38–6 vs. Samford+32SamfordWon 35–20 vs. Troy+15TroyWon 24–7 vs. Virginia+17VirginiaWon 38–27 at No. 11 Virginia Tech+11No. 11 Virginia TechWon 27–23 vs. Maryland+4MarylandLost 7–31 at No. 12 Clemson-24No. 12 ClemsonWon 30–23 vs. Miami+7MiamiWon 31–23 at NC State+8NC StateWon 7–0 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 49–21 vs. Duke+28DukeLost 12–15 at Georgia-3GeorgiaLost 6–9 vs. No. 16 Wake Forest-3No. 16 Wake ForestLost 35–38 vs. No. 15 West Virginia-3No. 15 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs2Notre DameL 10–⁠1448%
Sep 9vsSamfordW 38–⁠686%
Sep 16vsTroyW 35–⁠2073%
Sep 21vsVirginiaW 24–⁠764%
Sep 30at11Virginia TechW 38–⁠2725%
Oct 7vsMarylandW 27–⁠2369%
Oct 21at12ClemsonL 7–⁠3134%
Oct 28vsMiamiW 30–⁠2354%
Nov 4atNC StateW 31–⁠2361%
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaW 7–⁠077%
Nov 18vsDukeW 49–⁠2194%
Nov 25atGeorgiaL 12–⁠1541%
Dec 2vs16Wake ForestACC Championship GameL 6–⁠952%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15West VirginiaGator BowlL 35–⁠3837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 38–⁠35 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first 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 5: 24
  2. Wk 6: 18
  3. Wk 7: 13
  4. Wk 8: 13
  5. Wk 9: 21
  6. Wk 10: 20
  7. Wk 11: 19
  8. Wk 12: 18
  9. Wk 13: 16
  10. Wk 14: 23

ACC Coastal champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Biletnikoff AwardCalvin Johnson, WR

Consensus All-AmericanCalvin Johnson, WR

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
349–⁠257
Coach
Chan Gailey
Elo
1615 +70 this season
SP+ rating
13.5 No. 30 of 119; offense No. 47, defense No. 16, special teams No. 42
SRS
5.3 No. 41 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Nix
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta
Offense
Mixed Shotgun & Ace
Defense
Zone Blitz

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 119
  • Defense39th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0139%0.9091st of 119
Defense0.0235%1.0639th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 283% 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

Jamaal Evans APB★★★★No. 244
Laurence Marius CB★★★No. 437
DeRon Jasper S★★★No. 782
Anthony Barnes OLB★★★No. 782
Quincy Kelly RB★★★No. 782

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.00.843
Receivers13.00.820
Defensive line13.00.823
Linebackers32.70.789
Defensive backs23.00.851
Whole class102.90.824

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 1Calvin Johnson WRDetroit Lions
Rd 4Mansfield Wrotto OGSeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

3 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 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.