2006 Kentucky
8–5 (4–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rich Brooks. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas State 41–7Sep 9
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at 13Louisville | L 28–59 | 16% |
| Sep 9 | vs Texas State | W 41–7 | 50% |
| Sep 16 | vs Ole Miss | W 31–14 | 59% |
| Sep 23 | at 5Florida | L 7–26 | 18% |
| Sep 30 | vs Central Michigan | W 45–36 | 54% |
| Oct 7 | vs South Carolina | L 17–24 | 48% |
| Oct 14 | at 14LSU | L 0–49 | 16% |
| Oct 28 | at Mississippi State | W 34–31 | 47% |
| Nov 4 | vs Georgia | W 24–20 | 31% |
| Nov 11 | vs Vanderbilt | W 38–26 | 63% |
| Nov 18 | vs UL Monroe | W 42–40 | 73% |
| Nov 25 | at 19Tennessee | L 12–17 | 21% |
| Dec 29Bowls & playoff | vs ClemsonMusic City Bowl | W 28–20 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Clemson 28–20 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 8–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 347–369
- Coach
- Rich Brooks
- Elo
- 1517 +120 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.7 No. 57 of 119; offense No. 21, defense No. 96, special teams No. 86
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 46 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 61
- Offensive coordinator
- Joker Phillips
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Archer
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.01 | 39% | 0.96 | 79th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.14 | 47% | 1.01 | 109th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 29 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 29 | 3% 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
| Micah Johnson ILB | ★★★★★ | No. 15 |
| Demetrius Goode RB | ★★★★ | No. 267 |
| Ashton Cobb S | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Michael Hartline PRO | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Chris Cessna OLB | ★★★ | No. 1003 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2006 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Running backs | 1 | 4.0 | 0.897 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.812 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 4.0 | 0.906 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Whole class | 7 | 3.3 | 0.854 |
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-SEC
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Jacob TammeTEAP-1; Coaches-1
Wesley WoodyardLBCoaches-1
Keenan BurtonAPBAP-1
Second team
Andre WoodsonQBAP-2; Coaches-2- Michael AitchesonOTCoaches-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 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 7–1 | 13–1 | 1 |
 Arkansas | 7–1 | 10–4 | 15 |
| LSU | 6–2 | 11–2 | 3 |
 Auburn | 6–2 | 11–2 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 5–3 | 9–4 | 25 |
| Georgia | 4–4 | 9–4 | 23 |
| Kentucky | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
| South Carolina | 3–5 | 8–5 | |
 Alabama | 2–6 | 6–7 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–7 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.