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2006 Missouri

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2006, game by game: won vs. Murray State 47–7; won vs. Ole Miss 34–7; won at New Mexico 27–17; won vs. Ohio 31–6; won vs. Colorado 28–13; won at Texas Tech 38–21; lost at Texas A&M 19–25; won vs. Kansas State 41–21; lost vs. No. 19 Oklahoma 10–26; lost at Nebraska 20–34; lost at Iowa State 16–21; won vs. Kansas 42–17; lost vs. Oregon State 38–39+40−16Won 47–7 vs. Murray State+40Murray StateWon 34–7 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissWon 27–17 at New Mexico+10New MexicoWon 31–6 vs. Ohio+25OhioWon 28–13 vs. Colorado+15ColoradoWon 38–21 at Texas Tech+17Texas TechLost 19–25 at Texas A&M-6Texas A&MWon 41–21 vs. Kansas State+20Kansas StateLost 10–26 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma-16No. 19 OklahomaLost 20–34 at Nebraska-14NebraskaLost 16–21 at Iowa State-5Iowa StateWon 42–17 vs. Kansas+25KansasLost 38–39 vs. Oregon State-1Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMurray StateW 47–⁠791%
Sep 9vsOle MissW 34–⁠770%
Sep 16atNew MexicoW 27–⁠1752%
Sep 23vsOhioW 31–⁠675%
Sep 30vsColoradoW 28–⁠1375%
Oct 7atTexas TechW 38–⁠2137%
Oct 14atTexas A&ML 19–⁠2551%
Oct 21vsKansas StateW 41–⁠2175%
Oct 28vs19OklahomaL 10–⁠2653%
Nov 4atNebraskaL 20–⁠3439%
Nov 18atIowa StateL 16–⁠2168%
Nov 25vsKansasW 42–⁠1757%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsOregon StateSun BowlL 38–⁠3947%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 39–⁠38 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 23
  3. Wk 7: 19
  4. Wk 8: 24
  5. Wk 9: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
391–⁠254
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1574 +52 this season
SP+ rating
14.4 No. 26 of 119; offense No. 26, defense No. 32, special teams No. 46
SRS
8.1 No. 30 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 43
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 119
  • Defense36th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%1.0224th of 119
Defense0.0239%0.9436th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 Maclin WR★★★★No. 275
Tim Barnes OG★★★No. 334
John Stull SDE★★★No. 782
Bart Coslet WDE★★★No. 782
Dominic Grooms DUAL★★★No. 932

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Receivers33.00.815
Offensive line32.30.819
Defensive line32.70.804
Linebackers22.50.784
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class132.60.806

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 4Brian Smith DEJacksonville Jaguars

All-Big 12

4 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠210–⁠313
Nebraska6–⁠29–⁠5
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠47–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠57–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠8

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