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2006 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2006, game by game: won vs. SMU 35–3; won at UTEP 38–35; lost at No. 20 TCU 3–12; won vs. SE Louisiana 62–0; won at Texas A&M 31–27; lost vs. No. 23 Missouri 21–38; lost at Colorado 6–30; won at Iowa State 42–26; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 31–35; won vs. Baylor 55–21; lost at No. 17 Oklahoma 24–34; won vs. Oklahoma State 30–24; won vs. Minnesota 44–41+62−24Won 35–3 vs. SMU+32SMUWon 38–35 at UTEP+3UTEPLost 3–12 at No. 20 TCU-9No. 20 TCUWon 62–0 vs. SE Louisiana+62SE LouisianaWon 31–27 at Texas A&M+4Texas A&MLost 21–38 vs. No. 23 Missouri-17No. 23 MissouriLost 6–30 at Colorado-24ColoradoWon 42–26 at Iowa State+16Iowa StateLost 31–35 vs. No. 5 Texas-4No. 5 TexasWon 55–21 vs. Baylor+34BaylorLost 24–34 at No. 17 Oklahoma-10No. 17 OklahomaWon 30–24 vs. Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 44–41 vs. Minnesota+3Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSMUW 35–⁠378%
Sep 9atUTEPW 38–⁠3557%
Sep 16at20TCUL 3–⁠1241%
Sep 23vsSE LouisianaW 62–⁠090%
Sep 30atTexas A&MW 31–⁠2749%
Oct 7vs23MissouriL 21–⁠3863%
Oct 14atColoradoL 6–⁠3067%
Oct 21atIowa StateW 42–⁠2648%
Oct 28vs5TexasL 31–⁠3531%
Nov 4vsBaylorW 55–⁠2174%
Nov 11at17OklahomaL 24–⁠3428%
Nov 18vsOklahoma StateW 30–⁠2461%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaInsight BowlW 44–⁠4153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 44–⁠41 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
422–⁠326
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1605 −1 this season
SP+ rating
17.9 No. 18 of 119; offense No. 9, defense No. 44, special teams No. 42
SRS
5.7 No. 38 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinators
Sonny Dykes and Dana Holgorsen
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 119
  • Defense72nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1546%1.016th of 119
Defense0.0643%0.8272nd 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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

Michael Crabtree WR★★★★No. 235
Leonard Hewitt S★★★★No. 261
Ra’Jon Henley DT★★★No. 400
Taylor Potts PRO★★★No. 400
Daniel Johnson S★★★No. 423

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.872
Receivers33.30.850
Offensive line32.70.811
Defensive line33.00.832
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs23.50.885
Whole class133.00.837

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 4Manuel Ramirez OGDetroit Lions
Rd 6Joel Filani WRTennessee Titans
Rd 7Keyunta Dawson DEIndianapolis Colts

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 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

Conference page
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.