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2006 Oklahoma State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2006, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 52–10; won at Arkansas State 35–7; won vs. Florida Atlantic 48–8; lost at Houston 25–34; lost at Kansas State 27–31; won at Kansas 42–32; lost vs. No. 23 Texas A&M 33–34; won vs. No. 20 Nebraska 41–29; lost at No. 4 Texas 10–36; won vs. Baylor 66–24; lost at Texas Tech 24–30; lost vs. No. 13 Oklahoma 21–27; won vs. Alabama 34–31+42−26Won 52–10 vs. Missouri State+42Missouri StateWon 35–7 at Arkansas State+28Arkansas StateWon 48–8 vs. Florida Atlantic+40Florida AtlanticLost 25–34 at Houston-9HoustonLost 27–31 at Kansas State-4Kansas StateWon 42–32 at Kansas+10KansasLost 33–34 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M-1No. 23 Texas A&MWon 41–29 vs. No. 20 Nebraska+12No. 20 NebraskaLost 10–36 at No. 4 Texas-26No. 4 TexasWon 66–24 vs. Baylor+42BaylorLost 24–30 at Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 21–27 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma-6No. 13 OklahomaWon 34–31 vs. Alabama+3Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMissouri StateW 52–⁠1081%
Sep 9atArkansas StateW 35–⁠750%
Sep 16vsFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠879%
Sep 23atHoustonL 25–⁠3446%
Oct 7atKansas StateL 27–⁠3144%
Oct 14atKansasW 42–⁠3237%
Oct 21vs23Texas A&ML 33–⁠3448%
Oct 28vs20NebraskaW 41–⁠2938%
Nov 4at4TexasL 10–⁠3616%
Nov 11vsBaylorW 66–⁠2472%
Nov 18atTexas TechL 24–⁠3039%
Nov 25vs13OklahomaL 21–⁠2733%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaIndependence BowlW 34–⁠3149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 34–⁠31 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
458–⁠333
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1545 +82 this season
SP+ rating
13.7 No. 29 of 119; offense No. 15, defense No. 66, special teams No. 2
SRS
7.2 No. 32 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 119
  • Defense93rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%1.0021st of 119
Defense0.0943%0.9593rd 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 272% 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

Derek Burton SDE★★★★No. 115
Terrance Anderson CB★★★★No. 122
Perrish Cox CB★★★★No. 170
Ugo Chinasa WDE★★★★No. 213
Alex Cate PRO★★★★No. 242

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.902
Offensive line13.00.811
Defensive line33.70.889
Linebackers22.50.785
Defensive backs24.00.935
Whole class93.40.869

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 4Ryan McBean DEPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Corey Hilliard OTNew England Patriots

All-Big 12

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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
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.