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2004 Kansas State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2004, game by game: won vs. Western Kentucky 27–13; lost vs. Fresno State 21–45; won vs. Louisiana 40–20; lost at Texas A&M 30–42; lost at Kansas 28–31; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 21–31; won vs. Nebraska 45–21; lost vs. Texas Tech 25–35; won at Missouri 35–24; lost at Colorado 31–38; lost vs. Iowa State 23–37+24−24Won 27–13 vs. Western Kentucky+14Western KentuckyLost 21–45 vs. Fresno State-24Fresno StateWon 40–20 vs. Louisiana+20LouisianaLost 30–42 at Texas A&M-12Texas A&MLost 28–31 at Kansas-3KansasLost 21–31 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-10No. 2 OklahomaWon 45–21 vs. Nebraska+24NebraskaLost 25–35 vs. Texas Tech-10Texas TechWon 35–24 at Missouri+11MissouriLost 31–38 at Colorado-7ColoradoLost 23–37 vs. Iowa State-14Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWestern KentuckyW 27–⁠1388%
Sep 11vsFresno StateL 21–⁠4570%
Sep 18vsLouisianaW 40–⁠2085%
Oct 2atTexas A&ML 30–⁠4259%
Oct 9atKansasL 28–⁠3160%
Oct 16vs2OklahomaL 21–⁠3133%
Oct 23vsNebraskaW 45–⁠2155%
Oct 30vsTexas TechL 25–⁠3558%
Nov 6atMissouriW 35–⁠2448%
Nov 13atColoradoL 31–⁠3851%
Nov 20vsIowa StateL 23–⁠3774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 37–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 3: 13
Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
326–⁠337
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1533 −136 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 42 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 76
SRS
2.1 No. 53 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinators
Del Miller and Greg Peterson
Defensive coordinator
Bob Elliott
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 118
  • Defense61st of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1037%0.8872nd of 118
Defense-0.0433%1.1061st 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 334% 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

Eugene Germany SDE★★★★No. 91
Matt Boss OG★★★★No. 94
Nick Patton DUAL★★★★No. 100
Rob Jackson OLB★★No. 979
Romunn Grigsby WR★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.961
Running backs12.00.744
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line23.00.866
Defensive line23.00.866
Linebackers22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.60.824

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 4Darren Sproles RBSan Diego Chargers

All-Big 12

1 first team, 2 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.