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2006 Maryland

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2006, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 27–14; won vs. Middle Tennessee 24–10; lost at No. 5 West Virginia 24–45; won vs. Florida International 14–10; lost at No. 18 Georgia Tech 23–27; won at Virginia 28–26; won vs. NC State 26–20; won vs. Florida State 27–24; won at No. 19 Clemson 13–12; won vs. Miami 14–13; lost at No. 20 Boston College 16–38; lost vs. No. 20 Wake Forest 24–38; won vs. Purdue 24–7+17−22Won 27–14 vs. William & Mary+13William & MaryWon 24–10 vs. Middle Tennessee+14Middle TennesseeLost 24–45 at No. 5 West Virginia-21No. 5 West VirginiaWon 14–10 vs. Florida International+4Florida Interna…Lost 23–27 at No. 18 Georgia Tech-4No. 18 Georgia TechWon 28–26 at Virginia+2VirginiaWon 26–20 vs. NC State+6NC StateWon 27–24 vs. Florida State+3Florida StateWon 13–12 at No. 19 Clemson+1No. 19 ClemsonWon 14–13 vs. Miami+1MiamiLost 16–38 at No. 20 Boston College-22No. 20 Boston CollegeLost 24–38 vs. No. 20 Wake Forest-14No. 20 Wake ForestWon 24–7 vs. Purdue+17Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠1479%
Sep 9vsMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠1069%
Sep 14at5West VirginiaL 24–⁠4525%
Sep 23vsFlorida InternationalW 14–⁠1077%
Oct 7at18Georgia TechL 23–⁠2731%
Oct 14atVirginiaW 28–⁠2647%
Oct 21vsNC StateW 26–⁠2059%
Oct 28vsFlorida StateW 27–⁠2455%
Nov 4at19ClemsonW 13–⁠1227%
Nov 11vsMiamiW 14–⁠1355%
Nov 18at20Boston CollegeL 16–⁠3831%
Nov 25vs20Wake ForestL 24–⁠3853%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsPurdueChamps Sports BowlW 24–⁠748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 24–⁠7 in the Champs Sports Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 23
  2. Wk 12: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
284–⁠284
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1561 +49 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 50 of 119; offense No. 53, defense No. 53, special teams No. 14
SRS
−0.6 No. 60 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Defensive coordinator
Chris Cosh

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 119
  • Defense87th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0041%0.8681st of 119
Defense0.0941%1.0087th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.4own 282% 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

Jeremy Ricker DUAL★★★★No. 88
Drew Gloster ATH★★★★No. 171
Da’Rel Scott ATH★★★★No. 250
Pha’Terrell Washington S★★★★No. 269
Brian Whitmore SDE★★★No. 306

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.866
Receivers32.00.759
Offensive line13.00.822
Defensive line13.00.886
Linebackers23.00.851
Defensive backs32.70.773
Athletes and specialists33.30.850
Whole class152.80.819

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 2Josh Wilson DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Adam Podlesh PJacksonville Jaguars

All-ACC

4 second 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Wake Forest6–⁠211–⁠318
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠319
Boston College5–⁠310–⁠320
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠45–⁠7
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠57–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State2–⁠63–⁠9
Duke0–⁠80–⁠12

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