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2006 NC State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Amato.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2006, game by game: won vs. App State 23–10; lost vs. Akron 17–20; lost at Southern Miss 17–37; won vs. No. 20 Boston College 17–15; won vs. No. 17 Florida State 24–20; lost vs. Wake Forest 23–25; lost at Maryland 20–26; lost at Virginia 7–14; lost vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech 23–31; lost at Clemson 14–20; lost at North Carolina 9–23; lost vs. East Carolina 16–21+13−20Won 23–10 vs. App State+13App StateLost 17–20 vs. Akron-3AkronLost 17–37 at Southern Miss-20Southern MissWon 17–15 vs. No. 20 Boston College+2No. 20 Boston CollegeWon 24–20 vs. No. 17 Florida State+4No. 17 Florida StateLost 23–25 vs. Wake Forest-2Wake ForestLost 20–26 at Maryland-6MarylandLost 7–14 at Virginia-7VirginiaLost 23–31 vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech-8No. 20 Georgia TechLost 14–20 at Clemson-6ClemsonLost 9–23 at North Carolina-14North CarolinaLost 16–21 vs. East Carolina-5East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsApp StateW 23–⁠1070%
Sep 9vsAkronL 17–⁠2071%
Sep 16atSouthern MissL 17–⁠3744%
Sep 23vs20Boston CollegeW 17–⁠1537%
Oct 5vs17Florida StateW 24–⁠2048%
Oct 14vsWake ForestL 23–⁠2559%
Oct 21atMarylandL 20–⁠2641%
Oct 28atVirginiaL 7–⁠1444%
Nov 4vs20Georgia TechL 23–⁠3139%
Nov 11atClemsonL 14–⁠2019%
Nov 18atNorth CarolinaL 9–⁠2356%
Nov 25vsEast CarolinaL 16–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠262
Coach
Chuck Amato
Elo
1418 −119 this season
SP+ rating
0.2 No. 61 of 119; offense No. 90, defense No. 39, special teams No. 40
SRS
−4.0 No. 73 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Marc Trestman
Defensive coordinator
Steve Dunlap

How good, play by play

  • Offense83rd of 119
  • Defense43rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0036%1.0883rd of 119
Defense0.0339%0.9443rd 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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

Justin Burke PRO★★★No. 415
Darrell Davis WR★★★No. 428
DeAndre Morgan CB★★★No. 437
Rashad Phillips TE★★★No. 782
Carlos Everett WR★★★No. 932

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.871
Receivers52.80.828
Offensive line12.00.744
Linebackers13.00.812
Defensive backs32.70.814
Athletes and specialists32.70.796
Whole class142.70.814

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 3DeMarcus Tyler DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4A.J. Davis DBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Leroy Harris CTennessee Titans

All-ACC

2 first team, 2 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.