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2006 Oregon

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2006, game by game: won vs. Stanford 48–10; won at Fresno State 31–24; won vs. No. 15 Oklahoma 34–33; won at Arizona State 48–13; lost at No. 16 California 24–45; won vs. UCLA 30–20; lost at Washington State 23–34; won vs. Portland State 55–12; won vs. Washington 34–14; lost at No. 7 USC 10–35; lost vs. Arizona 10–37; lost at Oregon State 28–30; lost vs. No. 20 BYU 8–38+43−30Won 48–10 vs. Stanford+38StanfordWon 31–24 at Fresno State+7Fresno StateWon 34–33 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma+1No. 15 OklahomaWon 48–13 at Arizona State+35Arizona StateLost 24–45 at No. 16 California-21No. 16 CaliforniaWon 30–20 vs. UCLA+10UCLALost 23–34 at Washington State-11Washington StateWon 55–12 vs. Portland State+43Portland StateWon 34–14 vs. Washington+20WashingtonLost 10–35 at No. 7 USC-25No. 7 USCLost 10–37 vs. Arizona-27ArizonaLost 28–30 at Oregon State-2Oregon StateLost 8–38 vs. No. 20 BYU-30No. 20 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsStanfordW 48–⁠1075%
Sep 9atFresno StateW 31–⁠2448%
Sep 16vs15OklahomaW 34–⁠3358%
Sep 30atArizona StateW 48–⁠1353%
Oct 7at16CaliforniaL 24–⁠4545%
Oct 14vsUCLAW 30–⁠2064%
Oct 21atWashington StateL 23–⁠3463%
Oct 28vsPortland StateW 55–⁠1283%
Nov 4vsWashingtonW 34–⁠1482%
Nov 11at7USCL 10–⁠3526%
Nov 18vsArizonaL 10–⁠3778%
Nov 24atOregon StateL 28–⁠3045%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs20BYULas Vegas BowlL 8–⁠3837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 38–⁠8 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 25
  10. Wk 10: 24
  11. Wk 11: 21
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
383–⁠345
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1559 −52 this season
SP+ rating
11.2 No. 40 of 119; offense No. 21, defense No. 49, special teams No. 75
SRS
7.8 No. 31 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense20th of 119
  • Defense47th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1048%0.8820th of 119
Defense0.0338%0.9447th 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-0.1own 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 333% 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

Bo Thran OT★★★No. 782
Chad Peppars CB★★No. 1223
Antwaun Harris WR★★No. 1223
C.E. Kaiser OT★★No. 1370
Devin Mays CB★★No. 1370

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.00.739
Offensive line32.30.789
Defensive backs22.00.778
Whole class92.10.764

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 5Dante Rosario TECarolina Panthers
Rd 6Matt Toeaina DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Jordan Kent WRSeattle Seahawks

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Enoka LucasCCoaches-1

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.