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2006 North Carolina

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by John Bunting.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 2006, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 16–21; lost vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech 10–35; won vs. Furman 45–42; lost at No. 19 Clemson 7–52; lost at Miami 7–27; lost vs. South Florida 20–37; lost at Virginia 0–23; lost vs. No. 24 Wake Forest 17–24; lost at No. 11 Notre Dame 26–45; lost vs. No. 19 Georgia Tech 0–7; won vs. NC State 23–9; won at Duke 45–44+14−45Lost 16–21 vs. Rutgers-5RutgersLost 10–35 vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech-25No. 16 Virginia TechWon 45–42 vs. Furman+3FurmanLost 7–52 at No. 19 Clemson-45No. 19 ClemsonLost 7–27 at Miami-20MiamiLost 20–37 vs. South Florida-17South FloridaLost 0–23 at Virginia-23VirginiaLost 17–24 vs. No. 24 Wake Forest-7No. 24 Wake ForestLost 26–45 at No. 11 Notre Dame-19No. 11 Notre DameLost 0–7 vs. No. 19 Georgia Tech-7No. 19 Georgia TechWon 23–9 vs. NC State+14NC StateWon 45–44 at Duke+1Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRutgersL 16–⁠2159%
Sep 9vs16Virginia TechL 10–⁠3530%
Sep 16vsFurmanW 45–⁠4259%
Sep 23at19ClemsonL 7–⁠5223%
Oct 7atMiamiL 7–⁠2723%
Oct 14vsSouth FloridaL 20–⁠3746%
Oct 19atVirginiaL 0–⁠2335%
Oct 28vs24Wake ForestL 17–⁠2438%
Nov 4at11Notre DameL 26–⁠4511%
Nov 11vs19Georgia TechL 0–⁠723%
Nov 18vsNC StateW 23–⁠944%
Nov 25atDukeW 45–⁠4465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 45–⁠44; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠366
Coach
John Bunting
Elo
1404 −99 this season
SP+ rating
-6.2 No. 79 of 119; offense No. 85, defense No. 79, special teams No. 25
SRS
−9.8 No. 95 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Marvin Sanders
Captains
Melik Brown, Ronnie McGill and Kareen Taylor
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 119
  • Defense105th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.9882nd of 119
Defense0.1244%0.85105th 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-0.2own 283% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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

Aleric Mullins DT★★★★No. 162
Jarrell Miller ILB★★★★No. 203
Deunta Williams ATH★★★No. 313
B.J. Phillips PRO★★★No. 782
Tavorris Jolly RB★★★No. 782

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.831
Running backs13.00.833
Receivers32.70.798
Offensive line22.50.801
Defensive line14.00.928
Linebackers23.50.859
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists13.00.883
Whole class132.90.830

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.

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.