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2006 UCLA

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Karl Dorrell.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2006, game by game: won vs. Utah 31–10; won vs. Rice 26–16; lost at Washington 19–29; won vs. Stanford 31–0; won vs. Arizona 27–7; lost at No. 18 Oregon 20–30; lost at No. 10 Notre Dame 17–20; lost vs. Washington State 15–37; lost at No. 10 California 24–38; won vs. Oregon State 25–7; won at Arizona State 24–12; won vs. No. 2 USC 13–9; lost vs. Florida State 27–44+31−22Won 31–10 vs. Utah+21UtahWon 26–16 vs. Rice+10RiceLost 19–29 at Washington-10WashingtonWon 31–0 vs. Stanford+31StanfordWon 27–7 vs. Arizona+20ArizonaLost 20–30 at No. 18 Oregon-10No. 18 OregonLost 17–20 at No. 10 Notre Dame-3No. 10 Notre DameLost 15–37 vs. Washington State-22Washington StateLost 24–38 at No. 10 California-14No. 10 CaliforniaWon 25–7 vs. Oregon State+18Oregon StateWon 24–12 at Arizona State+12Arizona StateWon 13–9 vs. No. 2 USC+4No. 2 USCLost 27–44 vs. Florida State-17Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUtahW 31–⁠1059%
Sep 9vsRiceW 26–⁠1687%
Sep 23atWashingtonL 19–⁠2969%
Sep 30vsStanfordW 31–⁠081%
Oct 7vsArizonaW 27–⁠780%
Oct 14at18OregonL 20–⁠3036%
Oct 21at10Notre DameL 17–⁠2034%
Oct 28vsWashington StateL 15–⁠3761%
Nov 4at10CaliforniaL 24–⁠3821%
Nov 11vsOregon StateW 25–⁠752%
Nov 18atArizona StateW 24–⁠1242%
Dec 2vs2USCW 13–⁠926%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsFlorida StateEmerald BowlL 27–⁠4461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 44–⁠27 in the Emerald Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

2 consensus All-AmericansJustin Hickman, DE; Justin Medlock, K

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠259
Coach
Karl Dorrell
Elo
1586 −9 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 43 of 119; offense No. 67, defense No. 23, special teams No. 19
SRS
8.7 No. 28 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Jim Svoboda
Defensive coordinator
DeWayne Walker
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 119
  • Defense26th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0039%0.8290th of 119
Defense0.0038%0.9526th 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-0.2own 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 303% 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

Terrence Austin WR★★★★No. 75
Andy Keane DT★★★★No. 201
Micah Kia OT★★★★No. 210
Jake Dean OG★★★★No. 249
Jerzy Siewierski DT★★★No. 302

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.841
Receivers14.00.970
Offensive line43.50.877
Defensive line23.50.900
Whole class93.40.884

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 5Justin Medlock KKansas City Chiefs

All-Pac-10

2 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠24
California7–⁠210–⁠314
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠421
UCLA5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠56–⁠6
Washington3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford1–⁠81–⁠11

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