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2006 Georgia

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2006, game by game: won vs. Western Kentucky 48–12; won at South Carolina 18–0; won vs. UAB 34–0; won vs. Colorado 14–13; won at Ole Miss 14–9; lost vs. No. 13 Tennessee 33–51; lost vs. Vanderbilt 22–24; won vs. Mississippi State 27–24; lost vs. No. 9 Florida 14–21; lost at Kentucky 20–24; won at No. 5 Auburn 37–15; won vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech 15–12; won vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech 31–24+36−18Won 48–12 vs. Western Kentucky+36Western KentuckyWon 18–0 at South Carolina+18South CarolinaWon 34–0 vs. UAB+34UABWon 14–13 vs. Colorado+1ColoradoWon 14–9 at Ole Miss+5Ole MissLost 33–51 vs. No. 13 Tennessee-18No. 13 TennesseeLost 22–24 vs. Vanderbilt-2VanderbiltWon 27–24 vs. Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Lost 14–21 vs. No. 9 Florida-7No. 9 FloridaLost 20–24 at Kentucky-4KentuckyWon 37–15 at No. 5 Auburn+22No. 5 AuburnWon 15–12 vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech+3No. 16 Georgia TechWon 31–24 vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech+7No. 14 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWestern KentuckyW 48–⁠1290%
Sep 9atSouth CarolinaW 18–⁠061%
Sep 16vsUABW 34–⁠081%
Sep 23vsColoradoW 14–⁠1386%
Sep 30atOle MissW 14–⁠984%
Oct 7vs13TennesseeL 33–⁠5171%
Oct 14vsVanderbiltL 22–⁠2486%
Oct 21vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠2485%
Oct 28vs9FloridaL 14–⁠2146%
Nov 4atKentuckyL 20–⁠2469%
Nov 11at5AuburnW 37–⁠1531%
Nov 25vs16Georgia TechW 15–⁠1259%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs14Virginia TechChick-fil-A BowlW 31–⁠2438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 31–⁠24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Final: 23
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 9
Points
327–⁠229
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1694 +26 this season
SP+ rating
17.8 No. 19 of 119; offense No. 38, defense No. 8, special teams No. 46
SRS
9.4 No. 25 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinator
Neil Callaway
Defensive coordinator
Willie Martinez
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 119
  • Defense9th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.0149th of 119
Defense-0.0439%0.799th 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-0.4own 314% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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

Matthew Stafford PRO★★★★★No. 6
Reshad Jones S★★★★★No. 14
Akeem Hebron OLB★★★★No. 36
Knowshon Moreno RB★★★★No. 70
NaDerris Ward TE★★★★No. 79
Justin Anderson OG★★★★No. 81
Asher Allen CB★★★★No. 101
Brandon Wood SDE★★★★No. 102

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.998
Running backs23.50.920
Receivers33.70.925
Offensive line53.60.908
Defensive line23.50.916
Linebackers34.00.938
Defensive backs44.30.954
Whole class203.90.931

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 3Quentin Moses DEOakland Raiders
Rd 3Charles Johnson DECarolina Panthers
Rd 4Martrez Milner TEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Ken Shackleford OTSt. Louis Rams

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 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.