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2006 Washington State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Bill Doba.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2006, game by game: lost at No. 4 Auburn 14–40; won vs. Idaho 56–10; won vs. Baylor 17–15; won at Stanford 36–10; lost vs. No. 3 USC 22–28; won at Oregon State 13–6; lost vs. No. 10 California 3–21; won vs. No. 16 Oregon 34–23; won at UCLA 37–15; lost vs. Arizona 17–27; lost at Arizona State 14–47; lost vs. Washington 32–35+46−33Lost 14–40 at No. 4 Auburn-26No. 4 AuburnWon 56–10 vs. Idaho+46IdahoWon 17–15 vs. Baylor+2BaylorWon 36–10 at Stanford+26StanfordLost 22–28 vs. No. 3 USC-6No. 3 USCWon 13–6 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateLost 3–21 vs. No. 10 California-18No. 10 CaliforniaWon 34–23 vs. No. 16 Oregon+11No. 16 OregonWon 37–15 at UCLA+22UCLALost 17–27 vs. Arizona-10ArizonaLost 14–47 at Arizona State-33Arizona StateLost 32–35 vs. Washington-3Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at4AuburnL 14–⁠4025%
Sep 9vsIdahoW 56–⁠1076%
Sep 16vsBaylorW 17–⁠1564%
Sep 23atStanfordW 36–⁠1054%
Sep 30vs3USCL 22–⁠2825%
Oct 7atOregon StateW 13–⁠646%
Oct 14vs10CaliforniaL 3–⁠2138%
Oct 21vs16OregonW 34–⁠2337%
Oct 28atUCLAW 37–⁠1539%
Nov 4vsArizonaL 17–⁠2780%
Nov 11atArizona StateL 14–⁠4746%
Nov 18vsWashingtonL 32–⁠3575%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 35–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 25
Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
295–⁠277
Coach
Bill Doba
Elo
1505 +7 this season
SP+ rating
7.4 No. 46 of 119; offense No. 40, defense No. 40, special teams No. 113
SRS
4.7 No. 43 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Mike Levenseller
Defensive coordinator
Robb Akey
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 119
  • Defense51st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1139%1.1117th of 119
Defense0.0440%1.0051st 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.3own 292% 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

Anthony Houston ATH★★★No. 415
Asly Jean-Jacques WDE★★No. 1221
Kevin Kooyman TE★★No. 1223
Preston Brooks WDE★★No. 1223
Chris Ivory FB★★No. 1362

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

The 2006 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.774
Receivers22.00.778
Defensive line22.00.789
Athletes and specialists22.50.797
Whole class72.10.786

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 3Jason Hill WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Eric Frampton DBOakland Raiders

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.