2006 Syracuse

4–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big East), coached by Greg Robinson. Officially 0–⁠8: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins. Share

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2015, Syracuse vacated the four wins from this season among others from the 2004 to 2006 season, due to the NCAA finding players ineligible for academic fraud.”

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Miami (OH) 34–⁠14Sep 23
By 20 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 2	atWake Forest	L 10–⁠20	34%
Sep 9	vs14Iowa	L 13–⁠20	27%
Sep 16	atIllinois	W 31–⁠21vacated	42%
Sep 23	vsMiami (OH)	W 34–⁠14vacated	48%
Sep 30	vsWyoming	W 40–⁠34vacated	61%
Oct 7	vsPittsburgh	L 11–⁠21	39%
Oct 14	at5West Virginia	L 17–⁠41	13%
Oct 21	vs6Louisville	L 13–⁠28	20%
Oct 28	atCincinnati	L 3–⁠17	31%
Nov 11	atSouth Florida	L 10–⁠27	24%
Nov 18	vsUConn	W 20–⁠14vacated	49%
Nov 25	at15Rutgers	L 7–⁠38	17%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record: 4–⁠8
Conference: 1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big East
AP final: Unranked
Points: 209–⁠295
Coach: Greg Robinson
Elo: 1400 −6 this season
SP+ rating: -3.6 No. 73 of 119; offense No. 80, defense No. 74, special teams No. 4
SRS: −2.4 No. 65 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class: No. 55

Offensive coordinator: Brian White
Offense: Multiple
Defense: 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

Offense87th of 119
Defense85th of 119

	EPA per play	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense		-0.00	37%	0.94	87th of 119
Defense		0.08	45%	0.82	85th 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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		-0.1	own 31	2% allowed
Defense		0.0	own 29	2% 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

Andrey Baskin WR	★★★★	No. 141
Delone Carter RB	★★★	No. 782
Ryan Bartholomew OG	★★★	No. 782
Nico Scott CB	★★★	No. 955
Tucker Baumbach OT	★★	No. 1219

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

The 2006 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Running backs	1	3.0	0.833
Receivers	4	2.5	0.808
Offensive line	3	2.3	0.800
Defensive line	2	2.0	0.733
Linebackers	1	2.0	0.700
Defensive backs	2	2.5	0.786
Whole class	13	2.4	0.785

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 4	Tanard Jackson DB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7	Kelvin Smith LB	Miami Dolphins

2006 Big East standings

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
Louisville	6–⁠1	12–⁠1	6
Rutgers	5–⁠2	11–⁠2	12
West Virginia	5–⁠2	11–⁠2	10
South Florida	4–⁠3	9–⁠4
Cincinnati	4–⁠3	8–⁠5
Pittsburgh	2–⁠5	6–⁠6
UConn	1–⁠6	4–⁠8
Syracuse	1–⁠6	4–⁠8

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