2004 Nebraska
5–6 (3–5 Big 12), coached by Bill Callahan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Illinois 56–17Sep 4
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Western Illinois | W 56–17 | 83% |
| Sep 11 | vs Southern Miss | L 17–21 | 65% |
| Sep 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–17 | 42% |
| Oct 2 | vs Kansas | W 14–8 | 74% |
| Oct 9 | at Texas Tech | L 10–70 | 45% |
| Oct 16 | vs Baylor | W 59–27 | 82% |
| Oct 23 | at Kansas State | L 21–45 | 45% |
| Oct 30 | vs Missouri | W 24–3 | 59% |
| Nov 6 | at Iowa State | L 27–34 | 66% |
| Nov 13 | at 2Oklahoma | L 3–30 | 15% |
| Nov 26 | vs Colorado | L 20–26 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado 26–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 275–298
- Coach
- Bill Callahan
- Elo
- 1530 −66 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.9 No. 62 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 54
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 62 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 27
- Offensive coordinator
- Jay Norvell
- Defensive coordinator
- Kevin Cosgrove
- Offense
- West Coast
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.09 | 33% | 0.99 | 66th of 118 |
| Defense | -0.01 | 34% | 1.11 | 74th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 30 | 4% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 32 | 2% 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
| Cortney Grixby CB | ★★★★ | No. 53 |
| Lydon Murtha OT | ★★★★ | No. 67 |
| Joe Ganz DUAL | ★★ | No. 831 |
| Beau Davis PRO | ★★ | No. 831 |
| Santino Panico APB | ★★ | No. 979 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2004 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.848 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 4.0 | 0.977 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.6 | 0.826 |
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 1 | Fabian Washington DB | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 2 | Barrett Ruud LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rd 2 | Josh Bullocks DB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 3 | Richie Incognito OG | St. Louis Rams |
All-Big 12
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Barrett RuudLBCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
- Josh BullocksDBCoaches-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 8–0 | 12–1 | 3 |
 Texas | 7–1 | 11–1 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 5–3 | 8–4 | 18 |
 Texas A&M | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
 Oklahoma State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Nebraska | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Missouri | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.