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2004 Maryland

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2004, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 23–20; won vs. Temple 45–22; lost at No. 7 West Virginia 16–19; won at Duke 55–21; lost vs. Georgia Tech 7–20; lost vs. NC State 3–13; lost at Clemson 7–10; won vs. No. 5 Florida State 20–17; lost at No. 12 Virginia 0–16; lost at No. 15 Virginia Tech 6–55; won vs. Wake Forest 13–7+34−49Won 23–20 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 45–22 vs. Temple+23TempleLost 16–19 at No. 7 West Virginia-3No. 7 West VirginiaWon 55–21 at Duke+34DukeLost 7–20 vs. Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechLost 3–13 vs. NC State-10NC StateLost 7–10 at Clemson-3ClemsonWon 20–17 vs. No. 5 Florida State+3No. 5 Florida StateLost 0–16 at No. 12 Virginia-16No. 12 VirginiaLost 6–55 at No. 15 Virginia Tech-49No. 15 Virginia TechWon 13–7 vs. Wake Forest+6Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠2068%
Sep 11vsTempleW 45–⁠2288%
Sep 18at7West VirginiaL 16–⁠1948%
Sep 25atDukeW 55–⁠2177%
Oct 9vsGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2077%
Oct 16vsNC StateL 3–⁠1364%
Oct 23atClemsonL 7–⁠1049%
Oct 30vs5Florida StateW 20–⁠1737%
Nov 6at12VirginiaL 0–⁠1634%
Nov 18at15Virginia TechL 6–⁠5530%
Nov 27vsWake ForestW 13–⁠771%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 3: 23
  3. Wk 4: 21
  4. Wk 5: 23
  5. Wk 6: 24
  6. Wk 7: 23
Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
195–⁠220
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1558 −85 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 51 of 120; offense No. 107, defense No. 17
SRS
3.1 No. 48 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 16
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Gary Blackney

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 118
  • Defense36th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1234%0.9478th of 118
Defense-0.0735%1.0336th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 342% 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

Trey Covington WDE★★★★No. 67
Carlos Feliciano OT★★★★No. 123
Richard Taylor S★★No. 831
Edwin Williams OG★★No. 979
Matt Deese FB★★No. 1993

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.722
Offensive line23.00.845
Defensive line23.00.848
Defensive backs12.00.789
Whole class62.70.816

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 1Shawne Merriman LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Domonique Foxworth DBDenver Broncos

All-ACC

3 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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

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.