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2004 Kentucky

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2004, game by game: lost at Louisville 0–28; won vs. Indiana 51–32; lost at No. 16 Florida 3–20; lost vs. Ohio 16–28; lost vs. Alabama 17–45; lost vs. South Carolina 7–12; lost at No. 3 Auburn 10–42; lost at Mississippi State 7–22; lost vs. No. 8 Georgia 17–62; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–13; lost at No. 15 Tennessee 31–37+19−45Lost 0–28 at Louisville-28LouisvilleWon 51–32 vs. Indiana+19IndianaLost 3–20 at No. 16 Florida-17No. 16 FloridaLost 16–28 vs. Ohio-12OhioLost 17–45 vs. Alabama-28AlabamaLost 7–12 vs. South Carolina-5South CarolinaLost 10–42 at No. 3 Auburn-32No. 3 AuburnLost 7–22 at Mississippi State-15Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–62 vs. No. 8 Georgia-45No. 8 GeorgiaWon 14–13 vs. Vanderbilt+1VanderbiltLost 31–37 at No. 15 Tennessee-6No. 15 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLouisvilleL 0–⁠2831%
Sep 18vsIndianaW 51–⁠3259%
Sep 25at16FloridaL 3–⁠2026%
Oct 2vsOhioL 16–⁠2866%
Oct 9vsAlabamaL 17–⁠4543%
Oct 16vsSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1234%
Oct 23at3AuburnL 10–⁠4210%
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 7–⁠2243%
Nov 6vs8GeorgiaL 17–⁠6213%
Nov 13vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠1356%
Nov 27at15TennesseeL 31–⁠3710%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 37–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠341
Coach
Rich Brooks
Elo
1337 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 85 of 120; offense No. 104, defense No. 65
SRS
−9.7 No. 95 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 118
  • Defense77th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1133%0.9176th of 118
Defense-0.0140%0.9877th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 362% 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.

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 3Vincent Burns DEIndianapolis Colts

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Muhammed AbdullahSCoaches-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 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.