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2006 Iowa

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2006, game by game: won vs. Montana 41–7; won at Syracuse 20–13; won vs. Iowa State 27–17; won at Illinois 24–7; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 17–38; won vs. Purdue 47–17; lost at Indiana 28–31; lost at No. 2 Michigan 6–20; won vs. Northern Illinois 24–14; lost vs. Northwestern 7–21; lost vs. No. 16 Wisconsin 21–24; lost at Minnesota 24–34; lost vs. No. 17 Texas 24–26+34−21Won 41–7 vs. Montana+34MontanaWon 20–13 at Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 27–17 vs. Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 24–7 at Illinois+17IllinoisLost 17–38 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-21No. 1 Ohio StateWon 47–17 vs. Purdue+30PurdueLost 28–31 at Indiana-3IndianaLost 6–20 at No. 2 Michigan-14No. 2 MichiganWon 24–14 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Lost 7–21 vs. Northwestern-14NorthwesternLost 21–24 vs. No. 16 Wisconsin-3No. 16 WisconsinLost 24–34 at Minnesota-10MinnesotaLost 24–26 vs. No. 17 Texas-2No. 17 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMontanaW 41–⁠784%
Sep 9atSyracuseW 20–⁠1373%
Sep 16vsIowa StateW 27–⁠1764%
Sep 23atIllinoisW 24–⁠780%
Sep 30vs1Ohio StateL 17–⁠3843%
Oct 7vsPurdueW 47–⁠1767%
Oct 14atIndianaL 28–⁠3176%
Oct 21at2MichiganL 6–⁠2028%
Oct 28vsNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠1466%
Nov 4vsNorthwesternL 7–⁠2181%
Nov 11vs16WisconsinL 21–⁠2437%
Nov 18atMinnesotaL 24–⁠3445%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs17TexasAlamo BowlL 24–⁠2625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 26–⁠24 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 7: 15
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
310–⁠269
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1540 −64 this season
SP+ rating
13.4 No. 31 of 119; offense No. 27, defense No. 34, special teams No. 62
SRS
4.4 No. 44 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Mike Elgin, Mike Klinkenborg, Bryan Mattison, Miguel Merrick and Marshal Yanda
Most valuable player
Mike Klinkenborg and Marshal Yanda
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 119
  • Defense60th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%0.8919th of 119
Defense0.0441%0.8760th 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% 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

Jeremiha Hunter OLB★★★★No. 50
Adrian Clayborn SDE★★★★No. 215
Ricky Stanzi DUAL★★★No. 428
Derrell Johnson ATH★★★No. 782
Jeff Tarpinian S★★★No. 959

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.869
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line14.00.911
Linebackers42.50.808
Defensive backs42.30.787
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class122.60.814

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 3Marshal Yanda OTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Scott Chandler TESan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Mike Elgin OGNew England Patriots

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Mike JonesOGCoaches-1; Media-2

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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠12
Wisconsin7–⁠112–⁠17
Michigan7–⁠111–⁠28
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠424
Purdue5–⁠38–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠7
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Iowa2–⁠66–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠64–⁠8
Michigan State1–⁠74–⁠8
Illinois1–⁠72–⁠10

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