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2006 LSU

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Les Miles, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2006, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 45–3; won vs. Arizona 45–3; lost at No. 3 Auburn 3–7; won vs. Tulane 49–7; won vs. Mississippi State 48–17; lost at No. 5 Florida 10–23; won vs. Kentucky 49–0; won vs. Fresno State 38–6; won at No. 8 Tennessee 28–24; won vs. Alabama 28–14; won vs. Ole Miss 23–20; won at No. 5 Arkansas 31–26; won vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 41–14+49−13Won 45–3 vs. Louisiana+42LouisianaWon 45–3 vs. Arizona+42ArizonaLost 3–7 at No. 3 Auburn-4No. 3 AuburnWon 49–7 vs. Tulane+42TulaneWon 48–17 vs. Mississippi State+31Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–23 at No. 5 Florida-13No. 5 FloridaWon 49–0 vs. Kentucky+49KentuckyWon 38–6 vs. Fresno State+32Fresno StateWon 28–24 at No. 8 Tennessee+4No. 8 TennesseeWon 28–14 vs. Alabama+14AlabamaWon 23–20 vs. Ole Miss+3Ole MissWon 31–26 at No. 5 Arkansas+5No. 5 ArkansasWon 41–14 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame+27No. 12 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLouisianaW 45–⁠383%
Sep 9vsArizonaW 45–⁠384%
Sep 16at3AuburnL 3–⁠746%
Sep 23vsTulaneW 49–⁠789%
Sep 30vsMississippi StateW 48–⁠1789%
Oct 7at5FloridaL 10–⁠2344%
Oct 14vsKentuckyW 49–⁠084%
Oct 21vsFresno StateW 38–⁠683%
Nov 4at8TennesseeW 28–⁠2443%
Nov 11vsAlabamaW 28–⁠1476%
Nov 18vsOle MissW 23–⁠2091%
Nov 24at5ArkansasW 31–⁠2650%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs12Notre DameSugar BowlW 41–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 41–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Final: 3

Manning AwardJaMarcus Russell, QB

Consensus All-AmericanLaRon Landry, DB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
438–⁠164
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1774 +101 this season
SP+ rating
31.6 No. 1 of 119; offense No. 4, defense No. 2, special teams No. 82
SRS
19.5 No. 5 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Jimbo Fisher
Defensive coordinator
Bo Pelini
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 119
  • Defense5th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1647%0.995th of 119
Defense-0.0731%0.975th 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 303% 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

Al Woods DT★★★★★No. 12
Keiland Williams RB★★★★No. 40
Charles Scott RB★★★★No. 61
Jai Eugene CB★★★★No. 68
Richard Dickson TE★★★★No. 77
Charles Deas DT★★★★No. 78
Jared Mitchell WR★★★★No. 90
Chris Mitchell WR★★★★No. 103

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.977
Receivers44.00.956
Offensive line24.00.906
Defensive line24.50.981
Linebackers33.00.866
Defensive backs33.70.915
Athletes and specialists13.00.889
Whole class173.80.929

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 1JaMarcus Russell QBOakland Raiders
Rd 1LaRon Landry DBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Dwayne Bowe WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 1Craig Davis WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Chase Pittman DECleveland Browns

All-SEC

4 first team, 6 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠113–⁠11
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠415
LSU6–⁠211–⁠23
Auburn6–⁠211–⁠29
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠425
Georgia4–⁠49–⁠423
Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠58–⁠5
Alabama2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠9

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