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2004 Clemson

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy Bowden.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2004, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 37–30; lost vs. Georgia Tech 24–28; lost at Texas A&M 6–27; lost at No. 8 Florida State 22–41; lost at No. 10 Virginia 10–30; won vs. Utah State 35–6; won vs. Maryland 10–7; won vs. NC State 26–20; won at No. 11 Miami 24–17; lost at Duke 13–16; won vs. South Carolina 29–7+29−21Won 37–30 vs. Wake Forest+7Wake ForestLost 24–28 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 6–27 at Texas A&M-21Texas A&MLost 22–41 at No. 8 Florida State-19No. 8 Florida StateLost 10–30 at No. 10 Virginia-20No. 10 VirginiaWon 35–6 vs. Utah State+29Utah StateWon 10–7 vs. Maryland+3MarylandWon 26–20 vs. NC State+6NC StateWon 24–17 at No. 11 Miami+7No. 11 MiamiLost 13–16 at Duke-3DukeWon 29–7 vs. South Carolina+22South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWake ForestW 37–⁠3074%
Sep 11vsGeorgia TechL 24–⁠2867%
Sep 18atTexas A&ML 6–⁠2758%
Sep 25at8Florida StateL 22–⁠4130%
Oct 7at10VirginiaL 10–⁠3027%
Oct 16vsUtah StateW 35–⁠678%
Oct 23vsMarylandW 10–⁠751%
Oct 30vsNC StateW 26–⁠2053%
Nov 6at11MiamiW 24–⁠1721%
Nov 13atDukeL 13–⁠1676%
Nov 20vsSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 29–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 3: 20

Led the nationJustin Miller: kickoff return average (33.1)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
236–⁠229
Coach
Tommy Bowden
Elo
1600 −2 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 46 of 120; offense No. 85, defense No. 22
SRS
5.6 No. 37 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Mike O’Cain
Defensive coordinator
John Lovett
Captains
Eric Coleman, Airese Currie and Leroy Hill
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 118
  • Defense40th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1232%1.0079th of 118
Defense-0.0736%0.9540th 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 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 2004 class

Corey Lambert OT★★★★No. 147
Phillip Morris ATH★★★No. 821
Brandon Croley CB★★No. 979
Adrian Kindred S★★No. 979
Rashaad Jackson DT★★No. 1839

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.733
Offensive line23.00.822
Defensive line12.00.744
Linebackers22.00.722
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class92.30.767

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 2Justin Miller DBNew York Jets
Rd 3LeRoy Hill LBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Airese Currie WRChicago Bears

All-ACC

2 first team, 1 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠110–⁠310
Florida State6–⁠29–⁠315
Miami5–⁠39–⁠311
Virginia5–⁠38–⁠423
North Carolina5–⁠36–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠5
NC State3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠74–⁠7
Duke1–⁠72–⁠9

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