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2004 Florida

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ron Zook, then Charlie Strong (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Florida in 2004, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 49–10; lost at No. 13 Tennessee 28–30; won vs. Kentucky 20–3; won vs. Arkansas 45–30; lost vs. No. 24 LSU 21–24; won vs. Middle Tennessee 52–16; lost at Mississippi State 31–38; lost vs. No. 10 Georgia 24–31; won at Vanderbilt 34–17; won vs. South Carolina 48–14; won at No. 10 Florida State 20–13; lost vs. No. 9 Miami 10–27+39−17Won 49–10 vs. Eastern Michigan+39Eastern MichiganLost 28–30 at No. 13 Tennessee-2No. 13 TennesseeWon 20–3 vs. Kentucky+17KentuckyWon 45–30 vs. Arkansas+15ArkansasLost 21–24 vs. No. 24 LSU-3No. 24 LSUWon 52–16 vs. Middle Tennessee+36Middle TennesseeLost 31–38 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 24–31 vs. No. 10 Georgia-7No. 10 GeorgiaWon 34–17 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 48–14 vs. South Carolina+34South CarolinaWon 20–13 at No. 10 Florida State+7No. 10 Florida StateLost 10–27 vs. No. 9 Miami-17No. 9 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsEastern MichiganW 49–⁠1083%
Sep 18at13TennesseeL 28–⁠3038%
Sep 25vsKentuckyW 20–⁠374%
Oct 2vsArkansasW 45–⁠3054%
Oct 9vs24LSUL 21–⁠2450%
Oct 16vsMiddle TennesseeW 52–⁠1681%
Oct 23atMississippi StateL 31–⁠3880%
Oct 30vs10GeorgiaL 24–⁠3132%
Nov 6atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1771%
Nov 13vsSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠1462%
Nov 20at10Florida StateW 20–⁠1329%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs9MiamiPeach BowlL 10–⁠2740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 27–⁠10 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 3: 11
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 16
  5. Wk 6: 16
  6. Wk 7: 12
  7. Wk 8: 22
  8. Wk 9: 20
  9. Wk 14: 25
  10. Wk 15: 20
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
382–⁠253
Coach
Ron Zook, then Charlie Strong (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1624 +40 this season
SP+ rating
17.1 No. 23 of 120; offense No. 22, defense No. 34
SRS
10.4 No. 25 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Strong
Captains
Channing Crowder, Mike Degory, Ciatrick Fason and Travis Harris
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 118
  • Defense80th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0341%1.0319th of 118
Defense-0.0137%0.9880th 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 342% allowed
Defense0.0own 253% 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

Derrick Harvey WDE★★★★★No. 11
Brandon Siler OLB★★★★★No. 30
Kyle Jackson S★★★★No. 57
Drew Miller OT★★★★No. 63
Cornelius Ingram ATH★★★★No. 71
McIntosh Nicolas CB★★★★No. 90
Mike McIntosh WR★★★★No. 123
Derrick McPhearson WR★★★★No. 145

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers24.00.919
Offensive line14.00.974
Defensive line15.00.996
Linebackers15.00.987
Defensive backs24.00.971
Athletes and specialists14.00.973
Whole class94.00.939

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 3Channing Crowder LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Ciatrick Fason RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Reynaldo Hill DBTennessee Titans

All-SEC

2 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠013–⁠02
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠313
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠27
LSU6–⁠29–⁠316
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠56–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9

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