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2006 Tennessee

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2006, game by game: won vs. No. 9 California 35–18; won vs. Air Force 31–30; lost vs. No. 7 Florida 20–21; won vs. Marshall 33–7; won at Memphis 41–7; won at No. 10 Georgia 51–33; won vs. Alabama 16–13; won at South Carolina 31–24; lost vs. No. 13 LSU 24–28; lost at No. 11 Arkansas 14–31; won at Vanderbilt 39–10; won vs. Kentucky 17–12; lost vs. Penn State 10–20+34−17Won 35–18 vs. No. 9 California+17No. 9 CaliforniaWon 31–30 vs. Air Force+1Air ForceLost 20–21 vs. No. 7 Florida-1No. 7 FloridaWon 33–7 vs. Marshall+26MarshallWon 41–7 at Memphis+34MemphisWon 51–33 at No. 10 Georgia+18No. 10 GeorgiaWon 16–13 vs. Alabama+3AlabamaWon 31–24 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaLost 24–28 vs. No. 13 LSU-4No. 13 LSULost 14–31 at No. 11 Arkansas-17No. 11 ArkansasWon 39–10 at Vanderbilt+29VanderbiltWon 17–12 vs. Kentucky+5KentuckyLost 10–20 vs. Penn State-10Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs9CaliforniaW 35–⁠1850%
Sep 9vsAir ForceW 31–⁠3072%
Sep 16vs7FloridaL 20–⁠2148%
Sep 23vsMarshallW 33–⁠775%
Sep 30atMemphisW 41–⁠758%
Oct 7at10GeorgiaW 51–⁠3329%
Oct 21vsAlabamaW 16–⁠1364%
Oct 28atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠2457%
Nov 4vs13LSUL 24–⁠2857%
Nov 11at11ArkansasL 14–⁠3148%
Nov 18atVanderbiltW 39–⁠1074%
Nov 25vsKentuckyW 17–⁠1279%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsPenn StateOutback BowlL 10–⁠2054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 20–⁠10 in the Outback Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 22
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 17
  15. Final: 25
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 7
Points
362–⁠254
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1640 +93 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 16 of 119; offense No. 12, defense No. 33, special teams No. 19
SRS
13.9 No. 12 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 119
  • Defense71st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.9535th of 119
Defense0.0642%0.8871st 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 263% 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

Jacques McClendon OG★★★★No. 91
Ramone Johnson OG★★★★No. 272
Quintin Hancock WR★★★No. 292
Lee Smith TE★★★No. 319
Nick Stephens PRO★★★No. 334

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.879
Receivers33.00.881
Offensive line53.40.877
Linebackers23.00.826
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class123.20.863

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 1Justin Harrell DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Robert Meachem WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Arron Sears OGTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Turk McBride DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Jonathan Wade DBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Marvin Mitchell LBNew Orleans Saints

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 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.