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2006 Kansas

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mark Mangino.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2006, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 49–18; won vs. UL Monroe 21–19; lost at Toledo 31–37; won vs. South Florida 13–7; lost at No. 21 Nebraska 32–39; lost vs. Texas A&M 18–21; lost vs. Oklahoma State 32–42; lost at Baylor 35–36; won vs. Colorado 20–15; won at Iowa State 41–10; won vs. Kansas State 39–20; lost at Missouri 17–42+31−25Won 49–18 vs. Northwestern State+31Northwestern St…Won 21–19 vs. UL Monroe+2UL MonroeLost 31–37 at Toledo-6ToledoWon 13–7 vs. South Florida+6South FloridaLost 32–39 at No. 21 Nebraska-7No. 21 NebraskaLost 18–21 vs. Texas A&M-3Texas A&MLost 32–42 vs. Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateLost 35–36 at Baylor-1BaylorWon 20–15 vs. Colorado+5ColoradoWon 41–10 at Iowa State+31Iowa StateWon 39–20 vs. Kansas State+19Kansas StateLost 17–42 at Missouri-25Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthwestern StateW 49–⁠1884%
Sep 9vsUL MonroeW 21–⁠1974%
Sep 15atToledoL 31–⁠3747%
Sep 23vsSouth FloridaW 13–⁠758%
Sep 30at21NebraskaL 32–⁠3936%
Oct 7vsTexas A&ML 18–⁠2155%
Oct 14vsOklahoma StateL 32–⁠4263%
Oct 21atBaylorL 35–⁠3647%
Oct 28vsColoradoW 20–⁠1562%
Nov 4atIowa StateW 41–⁠1049%
Nov 18vsKansas StateW 39–⁠2057%
Nov 25atMissouriL 17–⁠4243%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 42–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
348–⁠306
Coach
Mark Mangino
Elo
1533 −9 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 47 of 119; offense No. 42, defense No. 51, special teams No. 28
SRS
−0.4 No. 59 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
Nick Quartaro
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 119
  • Defense27th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9468th of 119
Defense0.0038%0.9727th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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

Anthony Webb CB★★★No. 283
Carl Wilson OG★★★No. 782
Maxwell Onyegbule OLB★★★No. 782
Bradley Dedeaux TE★★★No. 782
Dakota Lewis OLB★★★No. 966

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers23.00.826
Offensive line13.00.833
Defensive line12.00.778
Linebackers33.00.824
Defensive backs23.00.851
Whole class102.80.823

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.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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 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.