2006 Marshall
5–7 (4–4 Conference USA), coached by Mark Snyder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 49–21Nov 18
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at 5West Virginia | L 10–42 | 17% |
| Sep 9 | vsHofstra | W 54–31 | 61% |
| Sep 16 | at Kansas State | L 7–23 | 32% |
| Sep 23 | at 15Tennessee | L 7–33 | 25% |
| Oct 4 | vs UCF | L 22–23 | 57% |
| Oct 14 | at SMU | L 21–31 | 37% |
| Oct 21 | at UAB | W 31–24 | 31% |
| Oct 28 | vs Memphis | W 41–27 | 62% |
| Nov 4 | vs Tulane | W 42–21 | 67% |
| Nov 11 | at East Carolina | L 20–33 | 38% |
| Nov 18 | vs UTEP | W 49–21 | 53% |
| Nov 25 | at Southern Miss | L 7–42 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 42–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 311–351
- Coach
- Mark Snyder
- Elo
- 1457 +17 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.9 No. 87 of 119; offense No. 45, defense No. 111, special teams No. 69
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 84 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 79
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.06 | 42% | 0.92 | 44th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.11 | 49% | 0.83 | 100th 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 | -0.1 | own 28 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 33 | 2% 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
| Bryant Milligan S | ★★★ | No. 1045 |
| Chad Schofield OG | ★★ | No. 1223 |
| Darius Lewis FB | ★★ | No. 1370 |
| Arron Ward DUAL | ★★ | No. 1370 |
| Travius Thompson WR | ★★ | No. 1370 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2006 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.737 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.0 | 0.730 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.0 | 0.747 |
| Defensive line | 4 | 2.0 | 0.706 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.3 | 0.750 |
| Whole class | 21 | 2.0 | 0.732 |
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 7 | Ahmad Bradshaw RB | New York Giants |
2006 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Houston | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| Southern Miss | 6–2 | 9–5 | |
 Rice | 6–2 | 7–6 | |
 Tulsa | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| East Carolina | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| SMU | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Marshall | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| UTEP | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| UCF | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Tulane | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| UAB | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Memphis | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.