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2006 San José State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2006, game by game: lost at Washington 29–35; won vs. Stanford 35–34; won vs. Cal Poly 17–7; won vs. San Diego State 31–10; won vs. Utah State 21–14; lost at Nevada 7–23; won vs. Louisiana Tech 44–10; won at New Mexico State 31–21; lost vs. No. 14 Boise State 20–23; lost at Hawai’i 17–54; won at Idaho 28–13; won vs. Fresno State 24–14; won vs. New Mexico 20–12+34−37Lost 29–35 at Washington-6WashingtonWon 35–34 vs. Stanford+1StanfordWon 17–7 vs. Cal Poly+10Cal PolyWon 31–10 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateWon 21–14 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateLost 7–23 at Nevada-16NevadaWon 44–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+34Louisiana TechWon 31–21 at New Mexico State+10New Mexico StateLost 20–23 vs. No. 14 Boise State-3No. 14 Boise StateLost 17–54 at Hawai’i-37Hawai’iWon 28–13 at Idaho+15IdahoWon 24–14 vs. Fresno State+10Fresno StateWon 20–12 vs. New Mexico+8New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atWashingtonL 29–⁠3536%
Sep 9vsStanfordW 35–⁠3444%
Sep 23vsCal PolyW 17–⁠748%
Sep 30vsSan Diego StateW 31–⁠1054%
Oct 14vsUtah StateW 21–⁠1475%
Oct 21atNevadaL 7–⁠2329%
Oct 28vsLouisiana TechW 44–⁠1055%
Nov 4atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠2163%
Nov 11vs14Boise StateL 20–⁠2323%
Nov 18atHawai’iL 17–⁠5423%
Nov 25atIdahoW 28–⁠1357%
Dec 2vsFresno StateW 24–⁠1454%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsNew MexicoNew Mexico BowlW 20–⁠1253%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 20–⁠12 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠270
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1509 +134 this season
SP+ rating
-1.8 No. 67 of 119; offense No. 58, defense No. 75, special teams No. 51
SRS
−2.2 No. 64 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 88
Defensive coordinator
Dave Fipp

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 119
  • Defense90th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.8842nd of 119
Defense0.0943%0.8990th 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
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 312% 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

Dontae Perez DUAL★★No. 1215
Ailao Eliapo DT★★No. 1370
Mark Piethe TE★★No. 1370
John Konye OG★★No. 1370
Adonis Davis OG★★No. 1370

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.794
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line32.00.759
Defensive line22.00.745
Linebackers42.00.739
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class172.00.757

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 3James Jones WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7John Broussard WRJacksonville Jaguars

2006 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠05
Hawai’i7–⁠111–⁠3
San José State5–⁠39–⁠4
Nevada5–⁠38–⁠5
Fresno State4–⁠44–⁠8
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠64–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠73–⁠10
Utah State1–⁠71–⁠11

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