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2006 Virginia

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Al Groh.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2006, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 13–38; won vs. Wyoming 13–12; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–17; lost at Georgia Tech 7–24; won at Duke 37–0; lost at East Carolina 21–31; lost vs. Maryland 26–28; won vs. North Carolina 23–0; won vs. NC State 14–7; lost at Florida State 0–33; won vs. Miami 17–7; lost at No. 17 Virginia Tech 0–17+37−33Lost 13–38 at Pittsburgh-25PittsburghWon 13–12 vs. Wyoming+1WyomingLost 10–17 vs. Western Michigan-7Western MichiganLost 7–24 at Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechWon 37–0 at Duke+37DukeLost 21–31 at East Carolina-10East CarolinaLost 26–28 vs. Maryland-2MarylandWon 23–0 vs. North Carolina+23North CarolinaWon 14–7 vs. NC State+7NC StateLost 0–33 at Florida State-33Florida StateWon 17–7 vs. Miami+10MiamiLost 0–17 at No. 17 Virginia Tech-17No. 17 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atPittsburghL 13–⁠3846%
Sep 9vsWyomingW 13–⁠1267%
Sep 16vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠1764%
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2436%
Sep 30atDukeW 37–⁠065%
Oct 7atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠3154%
Oct 14vsMarylandL 26–⁠2853%
Oct 19vsNorth CarolinaW 23–⁠065%
Oct 28vsNC StateW 14–⁠756%
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 0–⁠3336%
Nov 18vsMiamiW 17–⁠743%
Nov 25at17Virginia TechL 0–⁠1716%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠214
Coach
Al Groh
Elo
1507 −53 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 50 of 119; offense No. 97, defense No. 11, special teams No. 64
SRS
−3.7 No. 72 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Mike Groh
Defensive coordinator
Mike London
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 119
  • Defense28th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0334%0.9598th of 119
Defense0.0134%1.0628th 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-0.1own 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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

O.C. Wardlow ATH★★★★No. 243
Sean Gottschalk SDE★★★No. 333
John Bivens OLB★★★No. 782
Matt Leemhuis S★★★No. 782
Asa Chapman DT★★★No. 1045

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.789
Offensive line12.00.722
Defensive line32.70.797
Linebackers23.00.822
Defensive backs32.70.800
Athletes and specialists14.00.902
Whole class122.80.803

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 7Jason Snelling RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Marcus Hamilton DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-ACC

2 second 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.