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2004 Florida State

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2004, game by game: lost at No. 5 Miami 10–16; won vs. UAB 34–7; won vs. Clemson 41–22; won vs. North Carolina 38–16; won at Syracuse 17–13; won vs. No. 6 Virginia 36–3; won at Wake Forest 20–17; lost at Maryland 17–20; won vs. Duke 29–7; won at NC State 17–10; lost vs. Florida 13–20; won vs. West Virginia 30–18+33−7Lost 10–16 at No. 5 Miami-6No. 5 MiamiWon 34–7 vs. UAB+27UABWon 41–22 vs. Clemson+19ClemsonWon 38–16 vs. North Carolina+22North CarolinaWon 17–13 at Syracuse+4SyracuseWon 36–3 vs. No. 6 Virginia+33No. 6 VirginiaWon 20–17 at Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 17–20 at Maryland-3MarylandWon 29–7 vs. Duke+22DukeWon 17–10 at NC State+7NC StateLost 13–20 vs. Florida-7FloridaWon 30–18 vs. West Virginia+12West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at5MiamiL 10–⁠1636%
Sep 18vsUABW 34–⁠777%
Sep 25vsClemsonW 41–⁠2270%
Oct 2vsNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠1684%
Oct 9atSyracuseW 17–⁠1362%
Oct 16vs6VirginiaW 36–⁠360%
Oct 23atWake ForestW 20–⁠1772%
Oct 30atMarylandL 17–⁠2063%
Nov 6vsDukeW 29–⁠791%
Nov 11atNC StateW 17–⁠1066%
Nov 20vsFloridaL 13–⁠2071%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaGator BowlW 30–⁠1859%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 30–⁠18 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 3: 4
  3. Wk 4: 8
  4. Wk 5: 8
  5. Wk 6: 9
  6. Wk 7: 8
  7. Wk 8: 7
  8. Wk 9: 5
  9. Wk 10: 5
  10. Wk 11: 13
  11. Wk 12: 11
  12. Wk 13: 10
  13. Wk 14: 19
  14. Wk 15: 16
  15. Final: 15

Consensus All-AmericanAlex Barron, OL

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 4
Points
302–⁠169
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1703 +61 this season
SP+ rating
20.2 No. 11 of 120; offense No. 53, defense No. 2
SRS
15.8 No. 9 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Jerome Carter, Alex Barron and Bryant McFadden
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 118
  • Defense6th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1035%0.9769th of 118
Defense-0.1527%1.286th 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 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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

Xavier Lee DUAL★★★★★No. 8
Tony Carter CB★★★★★No. 29
Jamaal Edwards RB★★★★No. 48
J.R. Bryant CB★★★★No. 51
Aaron Jones DT★★★★No. 60
Drew Weatherford PRO★★★★No. 70
Lawrence Timmons OLB★★★★No. 81
Trevor Ford CB★★★★No. 87

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.50.985
Running backs14.00.979
Receivers14.00.941
Defensive line14.00.975
Linebackers24.00.966
Defensive backs34.30.978
Whole class104.20.973

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 1Travis Johnson DEHouston Texans
Rd 1Alex Barron OTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 2Bryant McFadden DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Ray Willis OTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Craphonso Thorpe WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Jerome Carter DBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 4Chauncey Davis DEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Adrian McPherson QBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Eric Moore DENew York Giants

All-ACC

3 first team, 5 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.