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2004 Baylor

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Guy Morriss.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2004, game by game: lost at UAB 14–56; won vs. Texas State 24–17; won vs. North Texas 37–14; lost at No. 5 Texas 14–44; lost vs. Missouri 10–30; lost at Nebraska 27–59; lost vs. Iowa State 25–26; won vs. No. 16 Texas A&M 35–34; lost at Texas Tech 17–42; lost at No. 25 Oklahoma State 21–49; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 0–35+23−42Lost 14–56 at UAB-42UABWon 24–17 vs. Texas State+7Texas StateWon 37–14 vs. North Texas+23North TexasLost 14–44 at No. 5 Texas-30No. 5 TexasLost 10–30 vs. Missouri-20MissouriLost 27–59 at Nebraska-32NebraskaLost 25–26 vs. Iowa State-1Iowa StateWon 35–34 vs. No. 16 Texas A&M+1No. 16 Texas A&MLost 17–42 at Texas Tech-25Texas TechLost 21–49 at No. 25 Oklahoma State-28No. 25 Oklahoma StateLost 0–35 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-35No. 2 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atUABL 14–⁠5633%
Sep 11vsTexas StateW 24–⁠1768%
Sep 25vsNorth TexasW 37–⁠1445%
Oct 2at5TexasL 14–⁠4412%
Oct 9vsMissouriL 10–⁠3034%
Oct 16atNebraskaL 27–⁠5918%
Oct 23vsIowa StateL 25–⁠2654%
Oct 30vs16Texas A&MW 35–⁠3423%
Nov 6atTexas TechL 17–⁠4214%
Nov 13at25Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠4915%
Nov 20vs2OklahomaL 0–⁠359%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Ray Guy AwardDaniel Sepulveda, P

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠406
Coach
Guy Morriss
Elo
1347 −31 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 88 of 120; offense No. 54, defense No. 96
SRS
−10.4 No. 97 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
Bill Bradley
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠2

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 118
  • Defense100th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1435%0.9191st of 118
Defense0.0740%1.06100th 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
Offense0.0own 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 301% 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

Anthony McDonald S★★No. 979
Jacoby Jones RB★★No. 979
Yancy Boatner OG★★No. 979
Nate Cook WR★★No. 979
Dan Gay SDE★★No. 1839

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.744
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.745
Offensive line32.00.737
Defensive line22.00.744
Linebackers22.00.711
Defensive backs32.00.744
Whole class142.00.740

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 6Khari Long DEKansas City Chiefs

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠13
Texas7–⁠111–⁠15
Texas Tech5–⁠38–⁠418
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Nebraska3–⁠55–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠8

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