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2006 Temple

1–⁠11, coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2006, game by game: lost at Buffalo 3–9; lost vs. No. 13 Louisville 0–62; lost at Minnesota 0–62; lost at Western Michigan 7–41; lost at Vanderbilt 14–43; lost vs. Kent State 17–28; lost vs. No. 12 Clemson 9–63; lost at Northern Illinois 21–43; won vs. Bowling Green 28–14; lost vs. Central Michigan 26–42; lost at Penn State 0–47; lost at Navy 6–42+14−62Lost 3–9 at Buffalo-6BuffaloLost 0–62 vs. No. 13 Louisville-62No. 13 LouisvilleLost 0–62 at Minnesota-62MinnesotaLost 7–41 at Western Michigan-34Western MichiganLost 14–43 at Vanderbilt-29VanderbiltLost 17–28 vs. Kent State-11Kent StateLost 9–63 vs. No. 12 Clemson-54No. 12 ClemsonLost 21–43 at Northern Illinois-22Northern Illino…Won 28–14 vs. Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenLost 26–42 vs. Central Michigan-16Central MichiganLost 0–47 at Penn State-47Penn StateLost 6–42 at Navy-36Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atBuffaloL 3–⁠945%
Sep 9vs13LouisvilleL 0–⁠6218%
Sep 16atMinnesotaL 0–⁠6216%
Sep 23atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠4117%
Sep 30atVanderbiltL 14–⁠4325%
Oct 7vsKent StateL 17–⁠2834%
Oct 12vs12ClemsonL 9–⁠638%
Oct 21atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠4312%
Oct 28vsBowling GreenW 28–⁠1427%
Nov 4vsCentral MichiganL 26–⁠4226%
Nov 11atPenn StateL 0–⁠478%
Nov 18atNavyL 6–⁠4211%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 42–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
131–⁠496
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1260 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-33.3 No. 119 of 119; offense No. 117, defense No. 116, special teams No. 115
SRS
−20.0 No. 116 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 119
  • Defense88th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0831%0.94115th of 119
Defense0.0945%0.9088th 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 283% allowed
Defense0.0own 412% 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

Jason Simmons WR★★★No. 782
Jarrett Dunston PRO★★★No. 782
Vaughn Charlton PRO★★No. 1344
Steve Maneri TE★★No. 1370
Dale Parris WR★★No. 1628

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.807
Receivers42.30.764
Offensive line32.00.722
Defensive line32.00.707
Linebackers42.00.719
Whole class162.10.740

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.