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2006 Virginia Tech

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Virginia Tech, 2006
Photo: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2006, game by game: won vs. Northeastern 38–0; won at North Carolina 35–10; won vs. Duke 36–0; won vs. Cincinnati 29–13; lost vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech 27–38; lost at Boston College 3–22; won vs. Southern Miss 36–6; won vs. No. 10 Clemson 24–7; won at Miami 17–10; won vs. Kent State 23–0; won at No. 14 Wake Forest 27–6; won vs. Virginia 17–0; lost vs. Georgia 24–31+38−19Won 38–0 vs. Northeastern+38NortheasternWon 35–10 at North Carolina+25North CarolinaWon 36–0 vs. Duke+36DukeWon 29–13 vs. Cincinnati+16CincinnatiLost 27–38 vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech-11No. 24 Georgia TechLost 3–22 at Boston College-19Boston CollegeWon 36–6 vs. Southern Miss+30Southern MissWon 24–7 vs. No. 10 Clemson+17No. 10 ClemsonWon 17–10 at Miami+7MiamiWon 23–0 vs. Kent State+23Kent StateWon 27–6 at No. 14 Wake Forest+21No. 14 Wake ForestWon 17–0 vs. Virginia+17VirginiaLost 24–31 vs. Georgia-7Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNortheasternW 38–⁠094%
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠1070%
Sep 16vsDukeW 36–⁠092%
Sep 23vsCincinnatiW 29–⁠1386%
Sep 30vs24Georgia TechL 27–⁠3875%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠2246%
Oct 21vsSouthern MissW 36–⁠671%
Oct 26vs10ClemsonW 24–⁠752%
Nov 4atMiamiW 17–⁠1053%
Nov 11vsKent StateW 23–⁠089%
Nov 18at14Wake ForestW 27–⁠655%
Nov 25vsVirginiaW 17–⁠084%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaChick-fil-A BowlL 24–⁠3162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 31–⁠24 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 21
  7. Wk 7: 22
  8. Wk 10: 23
  9. Wk 11: 20
  10. Wk 12: 19
  11. Wk 13: 17
  12. Wk 14: 14
  13. Final: 19

Broyles AwardBud Foster, coach

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 11
Points
336–⁠143
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1725 +46 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 11 of 119; offense No. 61, defense No. 1, special teams No. 2
SRS
12.8 No. 16 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 119
  • Defense1st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0335%0.9396th of 119
Defense-0.1030%0.891st 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.3own 293% 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

Aaron Brown OT★★★★No. 100
Jason Adjepong SDE★★★★No. 233
John Graves SDE★★★No. 283
Mike Gee WDE★★★No. 306
Zach Luckett ATH★★★No. 319

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs22.50.799
Receivers12.00.722
Offensive line33.30.868
Defensive line43.00.862
Athletes and specialists13.00.882
Whole class122.90.840

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 3Aaron Rouse DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5David Clowney WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Brandon Frye OTHouston Texans

All-ACC

3 first team, 4 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Wake Forest6–⁠211–⁠318
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠319
Boston College5–⁠310–⁠320
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠45–⁠7
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠57–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State2–⁠63–⁠9
Duke0–⁠80–⁠12

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