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2004 Auburn

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2004, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 31–0; won at Mississippi State 43–14; won vs. No. 5 LSU 10–9; won vs. The Citadel 33–3; won at No. 10 Tennessee 34–10; won vs. Louisiana Tech 52–7; won vs. Arkansas 38–20; won vs. Kentucky 42–10; won at Ole Miss 35–14; won vs. No. 8 Georgia 24–6; won at Alabama 21–13; won vs. No. 15 Tennessee 38–28; won vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech 16–13+45Won 31–0 vs. UL Monroe+31UL MonroeWon 43–14 at Mississippi State+29Mississippi Sta…Won 10–9 vs. No. 5 LSU+1No. 5 LSUWon 33–3 vs. The Citadel+30The CitadelWon 34–10 at No. 10 Tennessee+24No. 10 TennesseeWon 52–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+45Louisiana TechWon 38–20 vs. Arkansas+18ArkansasWon 42–10 vs. Kentucky+32KentuckyWon 35–14 at Ole Miss+21Ole MissWon 24–6 vs. No. 8 Georgia+18No. 8 GeorgiaWon 21–13 at Alabama+8AlabamaWon 38–28 vs. No. 15 Tennessee+10No. 15 TennesseeWon 16–13 vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech+3No. 10 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠088%
Sep 11atMississippi StateW 43–⁠1467%
Sep 18vs5LSUW 10–⁠943%
Sep 25vsThe CitadelW 33–⁠391%
Oct 2at10TennesseeW 34–⁠1040%
Oct 9vsLouisiana TechW 52–⁠781%
Oct 16vsArkansasW 38–⁠2068%
Oct 23vsKentuckyW 42–⁠1090%
Oct 30atOle MissW 35–⁠1466%
Nov 13vs8GeorgiaW 24–⁠656%
Nov 20atAlabamaW 21–⁠1367%
Dec 4vs15TennesseeSEC Championship GameW 38–⁠2864%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs10Virginia TechSugar BowlW 16–⁠1357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 16–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 3: 18
  3. Wk 4: 14
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 8
  6. Wk 7: 6
  7. Wk 8: 4
  8. Wk 9: 3
  9. Wk 10: 3
  10. Wk 11: 3
  11. Wk 12: 3
  12. Wk 13: 2
  13. Wk 14: 3
  14. Wk 15: 3
  15. Final: 2

National championsa title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Jim Thorpe AwardCarlos Rogers, CB

Consensus All-AmericanCarlos Rogers, CB

Walter Camp Coach of the YearTommy Tuberville, coach; also the Bear Bryant Award

Broyles AwardGene Chizik, coach

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
417–⁠147
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1789 +206 this season
SP+ rating
27.3 No. 3 of 120; offense No. 23, defense No. 1
SRS
17.0 No. 8 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Gene Chizik
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 118
  • Defense17th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%0.9613th of 118
Defense-0.1231%0.9817th of 118
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 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 263% 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 2004 class

Leon Hart OG★★★★No. 54
Tony Bell S★★★★No. 123
Anthony Campbell ATH★★No. 831
James Swinton WR★★No. 831
Tyronne Green DT★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line14.00.977
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs14.00.922
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class62.70.831

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 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 1Ronnie Brown RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Carnell Williams RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Carlos Rogers DBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Jason Campbell QBWashington Redskins
Rd 7Jay Ratliff DTDallas Cowboys

All-SEC

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2004 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2004 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠013–⁠02
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠313
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠27
LSU6–⁠29–⁠316
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠56–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9

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