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2004 Central Michigan

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Kelly.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2004, game by game: lost at Indiana 10–41; lost at Michigan State 7–24; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 44–27; won vs. Kent State 24–21; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–38; lost at Northern Illinois 10–42; lost at Toledo 22–27; won vs. Western Michigan 24–21; lost at Eastern Michigan 58–61; lost at Buffalo 6–36; won vs. Ball State 41–40+17−32Lost 10–41 at Indiana-31IndianaLost 7–24 at Michigan State-17Michigan StateWon 44–27 vs. Southeast Missouri State+17Southeast Misso…Won 24–21 vs. Kent State+3Kent StateLost 14–38 vs. Bowling Green-24Bowling GreenLost 10–42 at Northern Illinois-32Northern Illino…Lost 22–27 at Toledo-5ToledoWon 24–21 vs. Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 58–61 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 6–36 at Buffalo-30BuffaloWon 41–40 vs. Ball State+1Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atIndianaL 10–⁠4140%
Sep 11atMichigan StateL 7–⁠2420%
Sep 18vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 44–⁠2764%
Oct 2vsKent StateW 24–⁠2152%
Oct 9vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠3827%
Oct 16atNorthern IllinoisL 10–⁠4215%
Oct 23atToledoL 22–⁠2715%
Oct 30vsWestern MichiganW 24–⁠2156%
Nov 6atEastern MichiganL 58–⁠6141%
Nov 13atBuffaloL 6–⁠3655%
Nov 20vsBall StateW 41–⁠4050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 41–⁠40; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠378
Coach
Brian Kelly
Elo
1286 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 114 of 120; offense No. 104, defense No. 111
SRS
−22.3 No. 116 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 107
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Quinn
Most valuable player
Jerry Seymour

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 118
  • Defense64th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1334%1.0385th of 118
Defense-0.0340%0.8264th 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 23— allowed
Defense-0.4own 34— 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

William Ball CB★★No. 831
Vincent Hicks CB★★No. 979
Temirez Williams DT★★No. 979
Andrew Cribbs OT★★No. 979
Mark Barbaglia OT★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.722
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.745
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers12.00.722
Defensive backs32.00.774
Whole class162.00.760

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 4Eric Ghiaciuc CCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Adam Kieft OTCincinnati Bengals

2004 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠19–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Miami (OH)7–⁠18–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
Akron6–⁠26–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠26–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio2–⁠64–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo2–⁠62–⁠9
Western Michigan0–⁠81–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠11

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