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2006 Hawai’i

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2006, game by game: lost at Alabama 17–25; won vs. UNLV 42–13; lost at No. 25 Boise State 34–41; won vs. Eastern Illinois 44–9; won vs. Nevada 41–34; won at Fresno State 68–37; won at New Mexico State 49–30; won vs. Idaho 68–10; won at Utah State 63–10; won vs. Louisiana Tech 61–17; won vs. San José State 54–17; won vs. Purdue 42–35; lost vs. Oregon State 32–35; won vs. Arizona State 41–24+58−8Lost 17–25 at Alabama-8AlabamaWon 42–13 vs. UNLV+29UNLVLost 34–41 at No. 25 Boise State-7No. 25 Boise StateWon 44–9 vs. Eastern Illinois+35Eastern IllinoisWon 41–34 vs. Nevada+7NevadaWon 68–37 at Fresno State+31Fresno StateWon 49–30 at New Mexico State+19New Mexico StateWon 68–10 vs. Idaho+58IdahoWon 63–10 at Utah State+53Utah StateWon 61–17 vs. Louisiana Tech+44Louisiana TechWon 54–17 vs. San José State+37San José StateWon 42–35 vs. Purdue+7PurdueLost 32–35 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 41–24 vs. Arizona State+17Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atAlabamaL 17–⁠2526%
Sep 16vsUNLVW 42–⁠1370%
Sep 23at25Boise StateL 34–⁠4123%
Sep 30vsEastern IllinoisW 44–⁠975%
Oct 7vsNevadaW 41–⁠3450%
Oct 14atFresno StateW 68–⁠3744%
Oct 21atNew Mexico StateW 49–⁠3074%
Oct 28vsIdahoW 68–⁠1079%
Nov 4atUtah StateW 63–⁠1082%
Nov 11vsLouisiana TechW 61–⁠1780%
Nov 18vsSan José StateW 54–⁠1777%
Nov 25vsPurdueW 42–⁠3568%
Dec 3vsOregon StateL 32–⁠3566%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsArizona StateHawai’i BowlW 41–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 41–⁠24 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 25
  2. Wk 14: 24

Led the nationColt Brennan: passing yards (5,549 yds), passing touchdowns (58 TD), passer rating (186.0), total offense (5,915 yds), total offense per game (422.5); Davone Bess: receptions (96 catches)

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
656–⁠337
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1647 +166 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 33 of 119; offense No. 1, defense No. 92, special teams No. 42
SRS
11.3 No. 20 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 114
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Glanville
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 119
  • Defense116th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2355%0.951st of 119
Defense0.1748%0.96116th 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 262% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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

Kiran Kepo’o DUAL★★No. 1370
Myron Newberry CB★★No. 1370
Po‘okela Ahmad OLB★★No. 1917
Peyton Ma’o OLB★★No. 1917
Jared Lene OG★★No. 1917

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers22.00.700
Offensive line22.00.700
Defensive line22.00.700
Linebackers32.00.700
Defensive backs22.00.733
Whole class122.00.711

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 2Ikaika Alama-Francis DEDetroit Lions
Rd 2Samson Satele OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Reagan Mauia RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Melila Purcell DECleveland Browns
Rd 7Nate Ilaoa RBPhiladelphia Eagles

2006 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠05
Hawai’i7–⁠111–⁠3
San José State5–⁠39–⁠4
Nevada5–⁠38–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠64–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠73–⁠10
Utah State1–⁠71–⁠11

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