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2006 TCU

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2006, game by game: won at Baylor 17–7; won vs. UC Davis 46–13; won vs. No. 24 Texas Tech 12–3; lost vs. BYU 17–31; lost at Utah 7–20; won at Army 31–17; won vs. Wyoming 26–3; won at UNLV 25–10; won at New Mexico 27–21; won vs. San Diego State 52–0; won at Colorado State 45–14; won vs. Air Force 38–14; won vs. Northern Illinois 37–7+52−14Won 17–7 at Baylor+10BaylorWon 46–13 vs. UC Davis+33UC DavisWon 12–3 vs. No. 24 Texas Tech+9No. 24 Texas TechLost 17–31 vs. BYU-14BYULost 7–20 at Utah-13UtahWon 31–17 at Army+14ArmyWon 26–3 vs. Wyoming+23WyomingWon 25–10 at UNLV+15UNLVWon 27–21 at New Mexico+6New MexicoWon 52–0 vs. San Diego State+52San Diego StateWon 45–14 at Colorado State+31Colorado StateWon 38–14 vs. Air Force+24Air ForceWon 37–7 vs. Northern Illinois+30Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atBaylorW 17–⁠765%
Sep 9vsUC DavisW 46–⁠1387%
Sep 16vs24Texas TechW 12–⁠359%
Sep 28vsBYUL 17–⁠3174%
Oct 5atUtahL 7–⁠2047%
Oct 21atArmyW 31–⁠1773%
Oct 28vsWyomingW 26–⁠371%
Nov 4atUNLVW 25–⁠1083%
Nov 11atNew MexicoW 27–⁠2164%
Nov 18vsSan Diego StateW 52–⁠084%
Nov 25atColorado StateW 45–⁠1472%
Dec 2vsAir ForceW 38–⁠1484%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsNorthern IllinoisPoinsettia BowlW 37–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 37–⁠7 in the Poinsettia Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Final: 22
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 16
Points
380–⁠160
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1701 +86 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 21 of 119; offense No. 36, defense No. 13, special teams No. 37
SRS
12.0 No. 19 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 58
Offensive coordinator
Mike Schultz
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 119
  • Defense2nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1147%0.8115th of 119
Defense-0.0932%1.112nd 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 293% 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

Wayne Daniels SDE★★★No. 428
Jerry Hughes WDE★★No. 1223
Zack Eskridge DUAL★★No. 1223
Cory Grant DT★★No. 1223
Marshall Newhouse OT★★No. 1370

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers12.00.744
Offensive line22.00.745
Defensive line42.30.803
Whole class82.10.779

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 4Marvin White DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Herbert Taylor OGKansas City Chiefs

2006 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠011–⁠216
TCU6–⁠211–⁠222
Utah5–⁠38–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠36–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠46–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠54–⁠8
San Diego State3–⁠53–⁠9
Colorado State1–⁠74–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠10

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