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2006 Iowa State

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2006, game by game: won vs. Toledo 45–43; won vs. UNLV 16–10; lost at No. 16 Iowa 17–27; lost at No. 7 Texas 14–37; won vs. Northern Iowa 28–27; lost vs. No. 22 Nebraska 14–28; lost at No. 23 Oklahoma 9–34; lost vs. Texas Tech 26–42; lost at Kansas State 10–31; lost vs. Kansas 10–41; lost at Colorado 16–33; won vs. Missouri 21–16+7−31Won 45–43 vs. Toledo+2ToledoWon 16–10 vs. UNLV+6UNLVLost 17–27 at No. 16 Iowa-10No. 16 IowaLost 14–37 at No. 7 Texas-23No. 7 TexasWon 28–27 vs. Northern Iowa+1Northern IowaLost 14–28 vs. No. 22 Nebraska-14No. 22 NebraskaLost 9–34 at No. 23 Oklahoma-25No. 23 OklahomaLost 26–42 vs. Texas Tech-16Texas TechLost 10–31 at Kansas State-21Kansas StateLost 10–41 vs. Kansas-31KansasLost 16–33 at Colorado-17ColoradoWon 21–16 vs. Missouri+5Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsToledoW 45–⁠4357%
Sep 9vsUNLVW 16–⁠1080%
Sep 16at16IowaL 17–⁠2736%
Sep 23at7TexasL 14–⁠3723%
Sep 30vsNorthern IowaW 28–⁠2773%
Oct 7vs22NebraskaL 14–⁠2849%
Oct 14at23OklahomaL 9–⁠3428%
Oct 21vsTexas TechL 26–⁠4252%
Oct 28atKansas StateL 10–⁠3144%
Nov 4vsKansasL 10–⁠4151%
Nov 11atColoradoL 16–⁠3343%
Nov 18vsMissouriW 21–⁠1632%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠369
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1419 −143 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 82 of 119; offense No. 57, defense No. 99, special teams No. 57
SRS
−10.7 No. 99 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 42
Offensive coordinator
Barney Cotton
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 119
  • Defense115th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0240%0.8965th of 119
Defense0.1646%0.97115th 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 292% 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

Chase Beeler OG★★★No. 400
Austen Arnaud DUAL★★★No. 400
Alexander Robinson RB★★★No. 782
Fred Garrin ILB★★★No. 782
Mitchell Moore ATH★★★No. 976

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.872
Running backs22.50.778
Receivers12.00.797
Offensive line13.00.872
Defensive line52.80.805
Linebackers22.50.767
Defensive backs42.80.802
Athletes and specialists33.00.815
Whole class192.70.806

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 7Aaron Brant OTChicago Bears

All-Big 12

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Scott StephensonCCoaches-2
  • Ty McKenzieLBMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2006 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2006 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠210–⁠313
Nebraska6–⁠29–⁠5
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠47–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠57–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠8

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