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2004 California

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Jeff Tedford, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 2004, game by game: won at Air Force 56–14; won vs. New Mexico State 41–14; won at Oregon State 49–7; lost at No. 1 USC 17–23; won vs. UCLA 45–28; won at Arizona 38–0; won vs. No. 20 Arizona State 27–0; won vs. Oregon 28–27; won at Washington 42–12; won vs. Stanford 41–6; won at Southern Miss 26–16; lost vs. No. 24 Texas Tech 31–45+42−14Won 56–14 at Air Force+42Air ForceWon 41–14 vs. New Mexico State+27New Mexico StateWon 49–7 at Oregon State+42Oregon StateLost 17–23 at No. 1 USC-6No. 1 USCWon 45–28 vs. UCLA+17UCLAWon 38–0 at Arizona+38ArizonaWon 27–0 vs. No. 20 Arizona State+27No. 20 Arizona StateWon 28–27 vs. Oregon+1OregonWon 42–12 at Washington+30WashingtonWon 41–6 vs. Stanford+35StanfordWon 26–16 at Southern Miss+10Southern MissLost 31–45 vs. No. 24 Texas Tech-14No. 24 Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atAir ForceW 56–⁠1454%
Sep 11vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠1483%
Oct 2atOregon StateW 49–⁠752%
Oct 9at1USCL 17–⁠2327%
Oct 16vsUCLAW 45–⁠2868%
Oct 23atArizonaW 38–⁠080%
Oct 30vs20Arizona StateW 27–⁠066%
Nov 6vsOregonW 28–⁠2775%
Nov 13atWashingtonW 42–⁠1283%
Nov 20vsStanfordW 41–⁠685%
Dec 4atSouthern MissW 26–⁠1670%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs24Texas TechHoliday BowlL 31–⁠4563%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 45–⁠31 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Led the nationJ.J. Arrington: rushing yards (2,018 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanJ.J. Arrington, RB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
441–⁠192
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1700 +122 this season
SP+ rating
26.7 No. 5 of 120; offense No. 10, defense No. 14
SRS
23.2 No. 3 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 20
Offensive coordinator
George Cortez
Defensive coordinator
Bob Gregory
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 118
  • Defense32nd of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1045%0.984th of 118
Defense-0.0732%1.0332nd 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 283% 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

Marshawn Lynch RB★★★★★No. 25
Phillip Mbakogu SDE★★★★No. 103
Worrell Williams OLB★★★★No. 123
Chet Teofilo SDE★★★No. 679
Mike Tepper OT★★No. 831

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.878
Offensive line22.00.789
Defensive line23.50.882
Linebackers14.00.922
Whole class73.10.860

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 1Aaron Rodgers QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2J.J. Arrington RBArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Chase Lyman WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Matt Giordano DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Ryan Riddle LBOakland Raiders

All-Pac-10

8 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠013–⁠01
California7–⁠110–⁠29
Arizona State5–⁠39–⁠319
Oregon State5–⁠37–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠46–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠45–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠64–⁠7
Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington0–⁠81–⁠10

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