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2006 Purdue

8–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Joe Tiller.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2006, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 60–35; won vs. Miami (OH) 38–31; won vs. Ball State 38–28; won vs. Minnesota 27–21; lost at No. 12 Notre Dame 21–35; lost at No. 19 Iowa 17–47; won at Northwestern 31–10; lost vs. No. 21 Wisconsin 3–24; lost vs. Penn State 0–12; won at Michigan State 17–15; won at Illinois 42–31; won vs. Indiana 28–19; lost at No. 25 Hawai’i 35–42; lost vs. Maryland 7–24+25−30Won 60–35 vs. Indiana State+25Indiana StateWon 38–31 vs. Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Won 38–28 vs. Ball State+10Ball StateWon 27–21 vs. Minnesota+6MinnesotaLost 21–35 at No. 12 Notre Dame-14No. 12 Notre DameLost 17–47 at No. 19 Iowa-30No. 19 IowaWon 31–10 at Northwestern+21NorthwesternLost 3–24 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-21No. 21 WisconsinLost 0–12 vs. Penn State-12Penn StateWon 17–15 at Michigan State+2Michigan StateWon 42–31 at Illinois+11IllinoisWon 28–19 vs. Indiana+9IndianaLost 35–42 at No. 25 Hawai’i-7No. 25 Hawai’iLost 7–24 vs. Maryland-17Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsIndiana StateW 60–⁠3593%
Sep 9vsMiami (OH)W 38–⁠3161%
Sep 16vsBall StateW 38–⁠2872%
Sep 23vsMinnesotaW 27–⁠2159%
Sep 30at12Notre DameL 21–⁠3535%
Oct 7at19IowaL 17–⁠4733%
Oct 14atNorthwesternW 31–⁠1052%
Oct 21vs21WisconsinL 3–⁠2442%
Oct 28vsPenn StateL 0–⁠1247%
Nov 4atMichigan StateW 17–⁠1549%
Nov 11atIllinoisW 42–⁠3170%
Nov 18vsIndianaW 28–⁠1974%
Nov 25at25Hawai’iL 35–⁠4232%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMarylandChamps Sports BowlL 7–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 24–⁠7 in the Champs Sports Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠374
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1513 −18 this season
SP+ rating
4.4 No. 52 of 119; offense No. 23, defense No. 86, special teams No. 78
SRS
−2.6 No. 68 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 53
Offensive coordinators
Bill Legg and Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Mike Otto and Anthony Spencer
Offense
One-back shotgun spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 119
  • Defense107th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0645%0.9040th of 119
Defense0.1345%0.97107th 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
Defense0.0own 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

Jeff Lindsay ATH★★★★No. 275
Kyle Sheehan DT★★★No. 400
Deon Williams RB★★★No. 782
Justin Pierce OT★★★No. 1045
Kyle Adams TE★★★No. 1159

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.833
Receivers13.00.807
Offensive line22.50.767
Defensive line13.00.872
Linebackers12.00.789
Defensive backs22.00.778
Athletes and specialists32.70.794
Whole class112.50.797

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 1Anthony Spencer LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Uche Nwaneri OGJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Mike Otto OTTennessee Titans

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠12
Wisconsin7–⁠112–⁠17
Michigan7–⁠111–⁠28
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠424
Purdue5–⁠38–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠7
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Iowa2–⁠66–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠64–⁠8
Michigan State1–⁠74–⁠8
Illinois1–⁠72–⁠10

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