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2004 Kansas

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Mark Mangino.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2004, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 21–3; won vs. Toledo 63–14; lost at Northwestern 17–20; lost vs. Texas Tech 30–31; lost at Nebraska 8–14; won vs. Kansas State 31–28; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 10–41; lost at Iowa State 7–13; lost vs. Colorado 21–30; lost vs. No. 6 Texas 23–27; won at Missouri 31–14+49−31Won 21–3 vs. Tulsa+18TulsaWon 63–14 vs. Toledo+49ToledoLost 17–20 at Northwestern-3NorthwesternLost 30–31 vs. Texas Tech-1Texas TechLost 8–14 at Nebraska-6NebraskaWon 31–28 vs. Kansas State+3Kansas StateLost 10–41 at No. 2 Oklahoma-31No. 2 OklahomaLost 7–13 at Iowa State-6Iowa StateLost 21–30 vs. Colorado-9ColoradoLost 23–27 vs. No. 6 Texas-4No. 6 TexasWon 31–14 at Missouri+17Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsTulsaW 21–⁠355%
Sep 11vsToledoW 63–⁠1450%
Sep 18atNorthwesternL 17–⁠2051%
Sep 25vsTexas TechL 30–⁠3141%
Oct 2atNebraskaL 8–⁠1426%
Oct 9vsKansas StateW 31–⁠2840%
Oct 23at2OklahomaL 10–⁠4112%
Oct 30atIowa StateL 7–⁠1354%
Nov 6vsColoradoL 21–⁠3051%
Nov 13vs6TexasL 23–⁠2718%
Nov 20atMissouriW 31–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠235
Coach
Mark Mangino
Elo
1476 +38 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 61, defense No. 25
SRS
5.1 No. 40 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 52
Offensive coordinator
Nick Quartaro
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 118
  • Defense27th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1432%0.8893rd of 118
Defense-0.1032%1.0527th 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
Defense-0.1own 293% 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

Joe Mortensen ILB★★No. 831
Dexton Fields WR★★No. 831
Matt Darton OG★★No. 979
Scott Haverkamp OG★★No. 979
Aqib Talib CB★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line32.00.759
Defensive line12.00.744
Linebackers12.00.789
Defensive backs22.00.745
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class92.00.757

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 5David McMillan LBCleveland Browns

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Joe VaughnOGCoaches-2; Media-2

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.