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2006 South Carolina

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2006, game by game: won at Mississippi State 15–0; lost vs. No. 12 Georgia 0–18; won vs. Wofford 27–20; won vs. Florida Atlantic 45–6; lost vs. No. 2 Auburn 17–24; won at Kentucky 24–17; won at Vanderbilt 31–13; lost vs. No. 8 Tennessee 24–31; lost vs. No. 12 Arkansas 20–26; lost at No. 6 Florida 16–17; won vs. Middle Tennessee 52–7; won at No. 24 Clemson 31–28; won vs. Houston 44–36+45−18Won 15–0 at Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–18 vs. No. 12 Georgia-18No. 12 GeorgiaWon 27–20 vs. Wofford+7WoffordWon 45–6 vs. Florida Atlantic+39Florida AtlanticLost 17–24 vs. No. 2 Auburn-7No. 2 AuburnWon 24–17 at Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 31–13 at Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltLost 24–31 vs. No. 8 Tennessee-7No. 8 TennesseeLost 20–26 vs. No. 12 Arkansas-6No. 12 ArkansasLost 16–17 at No. 6 Florida-1No. 6 FloridaWon 52–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+45Middle TennesseeWon 31–28 at No. 24 Clemson+3No. 24 ClemsonWon 44–36 vs. Houston+8Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMississippi StateW 15–⁠058%
Sep 9vs12GeorgiaL 0–⁠1839%
Sep 16vsWoffordW 27–⁠2081%
Sep 23vsFlorida AtlanticW 45–⁠682%
Sep 28vs2AuburnL 17–⁠2437%
Oct 7atKentuckyW 24–⁠1752%
Oct 21atVanderbiltW 31–⁠1357%
Oct 28vs8TennesseeL 24–⁠3143%
Nov 4vs12ArkansasL 20–⁠2649%
Nov 11at6FloridaL 16–⁠1721%
Nov 18vsMiddle TennesseeW 52–⁠756%
Nov 25at24ClemsonW 31–⁠2828%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsHoustonLiberty BowlW 44–⁠3647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 44–⁠36 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠243
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1608 +89 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 14 of 119; offense No. 5, defense No. 46, special teams No. 17
SRS
9.9 No. 22 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 33
Defensive coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 119
  • Defense69th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1448%0.989th of 119
Defense0.0539%1.0869th 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 292% allowed
Defense0.0own 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

Kenrick Ellis DT★★★★No. 127
Clarence Bailey OT★★★★No. 147
Chris Smelley PRO★★★★No. 189
Garrett Anderson OG★★★★No. 204
Pierre Andrews OG★★★No. 1028

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.919
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line43.50.867
Defensive line14.00.943
Whole class73.40.871

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 2Sidney Rice WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Fred Bennett DBHouston Texans

All-SEC

1 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠113–⁠11
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠415
LSU6–⁠211–⁠23
Auburn6–⁠211–⁠29
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠425
Georgia4–⁠49–⁠423
Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠58–⁠5
Alabama2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠9

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