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2006 Miami

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Larry Coker.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2006, game by game: lost vs. No. 11 Florida State 10–13; won vs. Florida A&M 51–10; lost at No. 12 Louisville 7–31; won vs. Houston 14–13; won vs. North Carolina 27–7; won vs. Florida International 35–0; won at Duke 20–15; lost at No. 21 Georgia Tech 23–30; lost vs. No. 23 Virginia Tech 10–17; lost at No. 23 Maryland 13–14; lost at Virginia 7–17; won vs. No. 18 Boston College 17–14; won vs. Nevada 21–20+41−24Lost 10–13 vs. No. 11 Florida State-3No. 11 Florida StateWon 51–10 vs. Florida A&M+41Florida A&MLost 7–31 at No. 12 Louisville-24No. 12 LouisvilleWon 14–13 vs. Houston+1HoustonWon 27–7 vs. North Carolina+20North CarolinaWon 35–0 vs. Florida International+35Florida Interna…Won 20–15 at Duke+5DukeLost 23–30 at No. 21 Georgia Tech-7No. 21 Georgia TechLost 10–17 vs. No. 23 Virginia Tech-7No. 23 Virginia TechLost 13–14 at No. 23 Maryland-1No. 23 MarylandLost 7–17 at Virginia-10VirginiaWon 17–14 vs. No. 18 Boston College+3No. 18 Boston CollegeWon 21–20 vs. Nevada+1Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs11Florida StateL 10–⁠1366%
Sep 9vsFlorida A&MW 51–⁠1091%
Sep 16at12LouisvilleL 7–⁠3138%
Sep 30vsHoustonW 14–⁠1369%
Oct 7vsNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠777%
Oct 14vsFlorida InternationalW 35–⁠089%
Oct 21atDukeW 20–⁠1585%
Oct 28at21Georgia TechL 23–⁠3046%
Nov 4vs23Virginia TechL 10–⁠1747%
Nov 11at23MarylandL 13–⁠1445%
Nov 18atVirginiaL 7–⁠1757%
Nov 23vs18Boston CollegeW 17–⁠1440%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNevadaMPC Computers BowlW 21–⁠2050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nevada 21–⁠20 in the MPC Computers Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 17
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
255–⁠201
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1585 −57 this season
SP+ rating
13.9 No. 28 of 119; offense No. 61, defense No. 4, special teams No. 69
SRS
1.8 No. 56 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinator
Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 119
  • Defense6th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0036%1.0388th of 119
Defense-0.0733%1.026th 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 313% allowed
Defense0.0own 303% 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

LeSean McCoy RB★★★★★No. 29
Kylan Robinson RB★★★★No. 76
Sam Shields WR★★★★No. 83
Javarris James RB★★★★No. 108
Ryan Hill CB★★★★No. 120
Tervaris Johnson S★★★★No. 159
Richard Gordon TE★★★★No. 179
Ian Symonette OT★★★★No. 209

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.812
Running backs34.30.969
Receivers53.20.886
Offensive line14.00.913
Defensive line14.00.909
Defensive backs24.00.938
Whole class133.70.911

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 1Brandon Meriweather DBNew England Patriots
Rd 1Jon Beason LBCarolina Panthers
Rd 1Greg Olsen TEChicago Bears
Rd 4Baraka Atkins DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Kareem Brown DTNew England Patriots

All-ACC

2 first team, 3 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
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.