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2006 Texas A&M

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2006, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 35–3; won vs. Louisiana 51–7; won vs. Army 28–24; won vs. Louisiana Tech 45–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 27–31; won at Kansas 21–18; won vs. No. 19 Missouri 25–19; won at Oklahoma State 34–33; won at Baylor 31–21; lost vs. No. 18 Oklahoma 16–17; lost vs. Nebraska 27–28; won at No. 11 Texas 12–7; lost vs. No. 21 California 10–45+44−35Won 35–3 vs. The Citadel+32The CitadelWon 51–7 vs. Louisiana+44LouisianaWon 28–24 vs. Army+4ArmyWon 45–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+31Louisiana TechLost 27–31 vs. Texas Tech-4Texas TechWon 21–18 at Kansas+3KansasWon 25–19 vs. No. 19 Missouri+6No. 19 MissouriWon 34–33 at Oklahoma State+1Oklahoma StateWon 31–21 at Baylor+10BaylorLost 16–17 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma-1No. 18 OklahomaLost 27–28 vs. Nebraska-1NebraskaWon 12–7 at No. 11 Texas+5No. 11 TexasLost 10–45 vs. No. 21 California-35No. 21 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsThe CitadelW 35–⁠385%
Sep 9vsLouisianaW 51–⁠768%
Sep 16vsArmyW 28–⁠2468%
Sep 23vsLouisiana TechW 45–⁠1462%
Sep 30vsTexas TechL 27–⁠3151%
Oct 7atKansasW 21–⁠1845%
Oct 14vs19MissouriW 25–⁠1949%
Oct 21atOklahoma StateW 34–⁠3352%
Oct 28atBaylorW 31–⁠2161%
Nov 4vs18OklahomaL 16–⁠1747%
Nov 11vsNebraskaL 27–⁠2854%
Nov 24at11TexasW 12–⁠722%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs21CaliforniaHoliday BowlL 10–⁠4542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 45–⁠10 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 23
  2. Wk 9: 22
  3. Wk 10: 21
  4. Wk 11: 24
  5. Wk 14: 22
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
362–⁠267
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1605 +99 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 42 of 119; offense No. 20, defense No. 63, special teams No. 57
SRS
5.9 No. 36 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 17
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
Gary Darnell
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 119
  • Defense67th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9316th of 119
Defense0.0542%0.9667th 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 321% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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

Mike Goodson RB★★★★★No. 25
Michael Goodson RB★★★★No. 142
Anthony Lewis OLB★★★★No. 167
Jerrod Johnson ATH★★★No. 306
Lucas Patterson OT★★★No. 319

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.50.962
Receivers13.00.822
Offensive line13.00.882
Linebackers14.00.927
Defensive backs13.00.880
Athletes and specialists23.00.854
Whole class83.50.893

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.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 7 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠111–⁠311
Texas6–⁠210–⁠313
Nebraska6–⁠29–⁠5
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠47–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠57–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Iowa State1–⁠74–⁠8

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