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2006 Oregon State

10–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2006, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 56–17; lost at Boise State 14–42; won vs. Idaho 38–0; lost vs. No. 20 California 13–41; lost vs. Washington State 6–13; won at Washington 27–17; won at Arizona 17–10; won vs. No. 3 USC 33–31; won vs. Arizona State 44–10; lost at UCLA 7–25; won at Stanford 30–7; won vs. Oregon 30–28; won at No. 24 Hawai’i 35–32; won vs. Missouri 39–38+39−28Won 56–17 vs. Eastern Washington+39Eastern Washing…Lost 14–42 at Boise State-28Boise StateWon 38–0 vs. Idaho+38IdahoLost 13–41 vs. No. 20 California-28No. 20 CaliforniaLost 6–13 vs. Washington State-7Washington StateWon 27–17 at Washington+10WashingtonWon 17–10 at Arizona+7ArizonaWon 33–31 vs. No. 3 USC+2No. 3 USCWon 44–10 vs. Arizona State+34Arizona StateLost 7–25 at UCLA-18UCLAWon 30–7 at Stanford+23StanfordWon 30–28 vs. Oregon+2OregonWon 35–32 at No. 24 Hawai’i+3No. 24 Hawai’iWon 39–38 vs. Missouri+1Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern WashingtonW 56–⁠1773%
Sep 7atBoise StateL 14–⁠4232%
Sep 23vsIdahoW 38–⁠080%
Sep 30vs20CaliforniaL 13–⁠4142%
Oct 7vsWashington StateL 6–⁠1354%
Oct 14atWashingtonW 27–⁠1741%
Oct 21atArizonaW 17–⁠1053%
Oct 28vs3USCW 33–⁠3122%
Nov 4vsArizona StateW 44–⁠1056%
Nov 11atUCLAL 7–⁠2548%
Nov 18atStanfordW 30–⁠767%
Nov 24vsOregonW 30–⁠2855%
Dec 3at24Hawai’iW 35–⁠3234%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMissouriSun BowlW 39–⁠3853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 39–⁠38 in the Sun Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 21
Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 21
Points
389–⁠311
Coach
Mike Riley
Elo
1607 +87 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 39 of 119; offense No. 33, defense No. 47, special teams No. 19
SRS
9.0 No. 26 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 34
Offensive coordinator
Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator
Mark Banker
Captains
Yvenson Bernard, Matt Moore, Joe Newton and Sabby Piscitelli
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 119
  • Defense61st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.9231st of 119
Defense0.0540%1.0061st 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-0.3own 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 324% 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

Gabe Miller ILB★★★No. 347
Tom Hansen OLB★★★No. 428
John Reese TE★★★No. 498
James Dockery S★★★No. 782
Howard Croom TE★★★No. 782

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers23.00.847
Offensive line22.50.778
Defensive line13.00.808
Linebackers52.80.821
Defensive backs22.50.811
Athletes and specialists32.70.796
Whole class162.70.810

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 2Sabby Piscitelli DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Adam Koets OTNew York Giants

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 4 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠24
California7–⁠210–⁠314
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠421
UCLA5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠56–⁠6
Washington3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford1–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.