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2004 Colorado

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Gary Barnett.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2004, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 27–24; won at Washington State 20–12; won vs. North Texas 52–21; lost at Missouri 9–17; lost vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State 14–42; won vs. Iowa State 19–14; lost at No. 17 Texas A&M 26–29; lost vs. No. 8 Texas 7–31; won at Kansas 30–21; won vs. Kansas State 38–31; won at Nebraska 26–20; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 3–42; won vs. UTEP 33–28+31−39Won 27–24 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateWon 20–12 at Washington State+8Washington StateWon 52–21 vs. North Texas+31North TexasLost 9–17 at Missouri-8MissouriLost 14–42 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State-28No. 22 Oklahoma StateWon 19–14 vs. Iowa State+5Iowa StateLost 26–29 at No. 17 Texas A&M-3No. 17 Texas A&MLost 7–31 vs. No. 8 Texas-24No. 8 TexasWon 30–21 at Kansas+9KansasWon 38–31 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 26–20 at Nebraska+6NebraskaLost 3–42 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-39No. 2 OklahomaWon 33–28 vs. UTEP+5UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsColorado StateW 27–⁠2455%
Sep 11atWashington StateW 20–⁠1225%
Sep 18vsNorth TexasW 52–⁠2169%
Oct 2atMissouriL 9–⁠1748%
Oct 9vs22Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠4249%
Oct 16vsIowa StateW 19–⁠1474%
Oct 23at17Texas A&ML 26–⁠2932%
Oct 30vs8TexasL 7–⁠3130%
Nov 6atKansasW 30–⁠2149%
Nov 13vsKansas StateW 38–⁠3149%
Nov 26atNebraskaW 26–⁠2043%
Dec 4vs2OklahomaBig 12 Championship GameL 3–⁠4220%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsUTEPHouston BowlW 33–⁠2860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 33–⁠28 in the Houston Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Big 12 North champions4–⁠4 in the conference

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠332
Coach
Gary Barnett
Elo
1580 +64 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 52, defense No. 39
SRS
4.0 No. 46 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 47
Offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Captains
Joel Klatt, Matt McChesney, Bobby Purify and Sam Wilder
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 118
  • Defense47th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0535%0.9750th of 118
Defense-0.0636%1.1047th 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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

Brad Jones OLB★★★No. 679
Greg Newman ILB★★No. 831
Corey Reid CB★★No. 979
Terry Wilson CB★★No. 979
Daniel Sanders OG★★No. 1788

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.722
Offensive line12.00.744
Linebackers22.50.800
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class72.10.763

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.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 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.