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2006 Wake Forest

11–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2006, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 20–10; won vs. Duke 14–13; won at UConn 24–13; won at Ole Miss 27–3; won vs. Liberty 34–14; lost vs. No. 15 Clemson 17–27; won at NC State 25–23; won at North Carolina 24–17; won vs. No. 16 Boston College 21–14; won at Florida State 30–0; lost vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech 6–27; won at Maryland 38–24; won vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech 9–6; lost vs. No. 6 Louisville 13–24+30−21Won 20–10 vs. Syracuse+10SyracuseWon 14–13 vs. Duke+1DukeWon 24–13 at UConn+11UConnWon 27–3 at Ole Miss+24Ole MissWon 34–14 vs. Liberty+20LibertyLost 17–27 vs. No. 15 Clemson-10No. 15 ClemsonWon 25–23 at NC State+2NC StateWon 24–17 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 21–14 vs. No. 16 Boston College+7No. 16 Boston CollegeWon 30–0 at Florida State+30Florida StateLost 6–27 vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech-21No. 19 Virginia TechWon 38–24 at Maryland+14MarylandWon 9–6 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech+3No. 23 Georgia TechLost 13–24 vs. No. 6 Louisville-11No. 6 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSyracuseW 20–⁠1066%
Sep 9vsDukeW 14–⁠1377%
Sep 16atUConnW 24–⁠1338%
Sep 23atOle MissW 27–⁠359%
Sep 30vsLibertyW 34–⁠1488%
Oct 7vs15ClemsonL 17–⁠2741%
Oct 14atNC StateW 25–⁠2341%
Oct 28atNorth CarolinaW 24–⁠1762%
Nov 4vs16Boston CollegeW 21–⁠1439%
Nov 11atFlorida StateW 30–⁠042%
Nov 18vs19Virginia TechL 6–⁠2745%
Nov 25atMarylandW 38–⁠2447%
Dec 2vs23Georgia TechACC Championship GameW 9–⁠648%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6LouisvilleOrange BowlL 13–⁠2432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 24–⁠13 in the Orange Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 24
  3. Wk 10: 22
  4. Wk 11: 18
  5. Wk 12: 14
  6. Wk 13: 20
  7. Wk 14: 16
  8. Final: 18

Atlantic Coast Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the ACC Championship Game

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearJim Grobe, coach

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 14
Points
302–⁠215
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1624 +160 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 48 of 119; offense No. 61, defense No. 34, special teams No. 25
SRS
6.0 No. 35 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Dean Hood
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 119
  • Defense49th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0339%1.0056th of 119
Defense0.0342%0.9049th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.2own 274% 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

Josh Adams APB★★★★No. 239
Michael Carter DT★★★No. 782
Alex Frye S★★★No. 782
Cannon Gaskin OG★★★No. 1011
Matthew Woodlief ILB★★★No. 1037

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs14.00.903
Receivers12.00.786
Offensive line13.00.818
Defensive line32.30.786
Linebackers13.00.813
Defensive backs22.50.811
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class112.60.803

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 5Josh Gattis DBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Steve Vallos OGSeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

5 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 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.