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2006 Oklahoma

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2006, game by game: won vs. UAB 24–17; won vs. Washington 37–20; lost at No. 18 Oregon 33–34; won vs. Middle Tennessee 59–0; lost vs. No. 7 Texas 10–28; won vs. Iowa State 34–9; won vs. Colorado 24–3; won at No. 23 Missouri 26–10; won at No. 21 Texas A&M 17–16; won vs. Texas Tech 34–24; won at Baylor 36–10; won at Oklahoma State 27–21; won vs. No. 19 Nebraska 21–7; lost vs. No. 10 Boise State 42–43+59−18Won 24–17 vs. UAB+7UABWon 37–20 vs. Washington+17WashingtonLost 33–34 at No. 18 Oregon-1No. 18 OregonWon 59–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+59Middle TennesseeLost 10–28 vs. No. 7 Texas-18No. 7 TexasWon 34–9 vs. Iowa State+25Iowa StateWon 24–3 vs. Colorado+21ColoradoWon 26–10 at No. 23 Missouri+16No. 23 MissouriWon 17–16 at No. 21 Texas A&M+1No. 21 Texas A&MWon 34–24 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechWon 36–10 at Baylor+26BaylorWon 27–21 at Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 21–7 vs. No. 19 Nebraska+14No. 19 NebraskaLost 42–43 vs. No. 10 Boise State-1No. 10 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUABW 24–⁠1774%
Sep 9vsWashingtonW 37–⁠2082%
Sep 16at18OregonL 33–⁠3442%
Sep 23vsMiddle TennesseeW 59–⁠082%
Oct 7vs7TexasL 10–⁠2839%
Oct 14vsIowa StateW 34–⁠972%
Oct 21vsColoradoW 24–⁠380%
Oct 28at23MissouriW 26–⁠1047%
Nov 4at21Texas A&MW 17–⁠1653%
Nov 11vsTexas TechW 34–⁠2472%
Nov 18atBaylorW 36–⁠1080%
Nov 25atOklahoma StateW 27–⁠2167%
Dec 2vs19NebraskaBig 12 Championship GameW 21–⁠761%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10Boise StateFiesta BowlL 42–⁠4349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 43–⁠42 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 23
  8. Wk 8: 20
  9. Wk 9: 19
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 13
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Final: 11

Big 12 champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 8
Points
424–⁠242
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1750 +119 this season
SP+ rating
23.5 No. 7 of 119; offense No. 17, defense No. 12, special teams No. 9
SRS
13.2 No. 15 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables
Offense
Multiple/Northwestern spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 119
  • Defense12th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9046th of 119
Defense-0.0335%0.9912th 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 283% 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

Gerald McCoy DT★★★★★No. 13
DeMarco Murray RB★★★★★No. 22
Adron Tennell WR★★★★No. 48
Jermaine Gresham TE★★★★No. 65
Chris Brown RB★★★★No. 112
Jeremy Beal SDE★★★★No. 140
Jonathan Nelson CB★★★★No. 152
Cory Brandon OT★★★★No. 191

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Running backs24.50.970
Receivers24.00.976
Offensive line33.70.901
Defensive line34.00.940
Defensive backs33.70.906
Athletes and specialists13.00.871
Whole class153.80.925

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 1Adrian Peterson RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Rufus Alexander LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7C.J. Ah You DEBuffalo Bills

All-Big 12

6 first team, 5 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.