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2006 Texas

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2006, game by game: won vs. North Texas 56–7; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 7–24; won at Rice 52–7; won vs. Iowa State 37–14; won vs. Sam Houston 56–3; won vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 28–10; won vs. Baylor 63–31; won at No. 17 Nebraska 22–20; won at Texas Tech 35–31; won vs. Oklahoma State 36–10; lost at Kansas State 42–45; lost vs. Texas A&M 7–12; won vs. Iowa 26–24+53−17Won 56–7 vs. North Texas+49North TexasLost 7–24 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-17No. 1 Ohio StateWon 52–7 at Rice+45RiceWon 37–14 vs. Iowa State+23Iowa StateWon 56–3 vs. Sam Houston+53Sam HoustonWon 28–10 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma+18No. 14 OklahomaWon 63–31 vs. Baylor+32BaylorWon 22–20 at No. 17 Nebraska+2No. 17 NebraskaWon 35–31 at Texas Tech+4Texas TechWon 36–10 vs. Oklahoma State+26Oklahoma StateLost 42–45 at Kansas State-3Kansas StateLost 7–12 vs. Texas A&M-5Texas A&MWon 26–24 vs. Iowa+2Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorth TexasW 56–⁠792%
Sep 9vs1Ohio StateL 7–⁠2465%
Sep 16atRiceW 52–⁠786%
Sep 23vsIowa StateW 37–⁠1477%
Sep 30vsSam HoustonW 56–⁠394%
Oct 7vs14OklahomaW 28–⁠1061%
Oct 14vsBaylorW 63–⁠3188%
Oct 21at17NebraskaW 22–⁠2057%
Oct 28atTexas TechW 35–⁠3169%
Nov 4vsOklahoma StateW 36–⁠1084%
Nov 11atKansas StateL 42–⁠4578%
Nov 24vsTexas A&ML 7–⁠1278%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsIowaAlamo BowlW 26–⁠2475%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 26–⁠24 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Wk 14: 17
  15. Final: 13

Jim Thorpe AwardAaron Ross, CB

Consensus All-AmericanJustin Blalock, OL

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 2
Points
467–⁠238
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1742 −0 this season
SP+ rating
21.9 No. 9 of 119; offense No. 8, defense No. 24, special teams No. 32
SRS
13.8 No. 13 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinators
Gene Chizik and Duane Akina
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 119
  • Defense54th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0844%0.8527th of 119
Defense0.0437%0.9954th 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-0.5own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 262% 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

Sergio Kindle ILB★★★★★No. 4
Eddie Jones WDE★★★★★No. 20
J’Marcus Webb OT★★★★No. 35
Jevan Snead DUAL★★★★No. 37
Phillip Payne WR★★★★No. 86
Buck Burnette OC★★★★No. 107
Deon Beasley CB★★★★No. 116
Dustin Earnest ILB★★★★No. 123

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.982
Running backs23.50.900
Receivers33.70.921
Offensive line24.00.967
Defensive line44.00.930
Linebackers34.30.957
Defensive backs43.80.916
Whole class193.90.933

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 1Michael Griffin DBTennessee Titans
Rd 1Aaron Ross DBNew York Giants
Rd 2Justin Blalock OGAtlanta Falcons
Rd 2Tim Crowder DEDenver Broncos
Rd 4Brian Robison DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Tarell Brown DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Kasey Studdard OGHouston Texans

All-Big 12

7 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 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.