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2006 Vanderbilt

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Johnson.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2006, game by game: lost at No. 14 Michigan 7–27; lost at Alabama 10–13; lost vs. Arkansas 19–21; won vs. Tennessee State 38–9; won vs. Temple 43–14; lost at Ole Miss 10–17; won at No. 16 Georgia 24–22; lost vs. South Carolina 13–31; won at Duke 45–28; lost vs. No. 7 Florida 19–25; lost at Kentucky 26–38; lost vs. No. 22 Tennessee 10–39+29−29Lost 7–27 at No. 14 Michigan-20No. 14 MichiganLost 10–13 at Alabama-3AlabamaLost 19–21 vs. Arkansas-2ArkansasWon 38–9 vs. Tennessee State+29Tennessee StateWon 43–14 vs. Temple+29TempleLost 10–17 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissWon 24–22 at No. 16 Georgia+2No. 16 GeorgiaLost 13–31 vs. South Carolina-18South CarolinaWon 45–28 at Duke+17DukeLost 19–25 vs. No. 7 Florida-6No. 7 FloridaLost 26–38 at Kentucky-12KentuckyLost 10–39 vs. No. 22 Tennessee-29No. 22 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at14MichiganL 7–⁠2723%
Sep 9atAlabamaL 10–⁠1320%
Sep 16vsArkansasL 19–⁠2146%
Sep 23vsTennessee StateW 38–⁠984%
Sep 30vsTempleW 43–⁠1475%
Oct 7atOle MissL 10–⁠1753%
Oct 14at16GeorgiaW 24–⁠2214%
Oct 21vsSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠3143%
Oct 28atDukeW 45–⁠2862%
Nov 4vs7FloridaL 19–⁠2523%
Nov 11atKentuckyL 26–⁠3837%
Nov 18vs22TennesseeL 10–⁠3926%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 39–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
264–⁠284
Coach
Bobby Johnson
Elo
1393 −49 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 55 of 119; offense No. 49, defense No. 59, special teams No. 99
SRS
0.8 No. 57 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 54
Offensive coordinator
Ted Cain
Defensive coordinator
Bruce Fowler
Captains
Joe Tomasko and Jonathan Goff
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 119
  • Defense68th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0236%1.0766th of 119
Defense0.0542%0.9168th 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 273% allowed
Defense0.0own 353% 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

Jonathan Massey TE★★★★No. 161
Alan Strong CB★★★No. 782
Adam Smotherman OG★★★No. 782
Turner Wimberly DUAL★★★No. 782
D.J. Moore ATH★★★No. 932

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs22.50.787
Receivers52.60.814
Offensive line32.70.808
Defensive line42.50.791
Linebackers32.30.784
Defensive backs22.50.789
Athletes and specialists22.50.798
Whole class222.50.800

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-SEC

1 first team, 1 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.