2006 New Mexico
6–7 (4–4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego State 41–14Nov 25
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Portland State | L 6–17 | 75% |
| Sep 9 | at New Mexico State | W 34–28 | 58% |
| Sep 16 | vs Missouri | L 17–27 | 48% |
| Sep 23 | vs UTEP | W 26–13 | 50% |
| Sep 30 | at Air Force | L 7–24 | 41% |
| Oct 7 | vs Wyoming | L 10–14 | 65% |
| Oct 14 | at UNLV | W 39–36 | 58% |
| Oct 19 | vs Utah | W 34–31 | 41% |
| Oct 28 | at Colorado State | W 20–19 | 39% |
| Nov 11 | vs TCU | L 21–27 | 36% |
| Nov 18 | at 23BYU | L 17–42 | 19% |
| Nov 25 | vs San Diego State | W 41–14 | 65% |
| Dec 23Bowls & playoff | vs San José StateNew Mexico Bowl | L 12–20 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San José State 20–12 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 6–7
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 284–312
- Coach
- Rocky Long
- Elo
- 1448 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.5 No. 63 of 119; offense No. 85, defense No. 49, special teams No. 25
- SRS
- −4.1 No. 75 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 68
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob Toledo
- Defensive coordinator
- Osia Lewis
- Offense
- West Coast
- Defense
- 3–3–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.04 | 39% | 1.03 | 55th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.04 | 41% | 0.88 | 57th 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 | 0.0 | own 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 30 | 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
| Terel Anyaibe WDE | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Michael Love RB | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Vincent Federico DT | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Victor James PRO | ★★★ | No. 782 |
| Josh Fussell TE | ★★★ | No. 782 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2006 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.811 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.3 | 0.763 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.819 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.0 | 0.761 |
| Whole class | 16 | 2.4 | 0.780 |
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 3 | Quincy Black LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2006 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 8–0 | 11–2 | 16 |
| TCU | 6–2 | 11–2 | 22 |
| Utah | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
 New Mexico | 4–4 | 6–7 | |
| Air Force | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| San Diego State | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Colorado State | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| UNLV | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.