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2004 North Carolina

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by John Bunting.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 2004, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 49–38; lost at No. 15 Virginia 24–56; won vs. Georgia Tech 34–13; lost vs. No. 24 Louisville 0–34; lost at No. 9 Florida State 16–38; won vs. NC State 30–24; lost at No. 11 Utah 16–46; won vs. No. 4 Miami 31–28; lost vs. No. 18 Virginia Tech 24–27; won at Wake Forest 31–24; won at Duke 40–17; lost vs. No. 23 Boston College 24–37+23−34Won 49–38 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryLost 24–56 at No. 15 Virginia-32No. 15 VirginiaWon 34–13 vs. Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechLost 0–34 vs. No. 24 Louisville-34No. 24 LouisvilleLost 16–38 at No. 9 Florida State-22No. 9 Florida StateWon 30–24 vs. NC State+6NC StateLost 16–46 at No. 11 Utah-30No. 11 UtahWon 31–28 vs. No. 4 Miami+3No. 4 MiamiLost 24–27 vs. No. 18 Virginia Tech-3No. 18 Virginia TechWon 31–24 at Wake Forest+7Wake ForestWon 40–17 at Duke+23DukeLost 24–37 vs. No. 23 Boston College-13No. 23 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠3871%
Sep 11at15VirginiaL 24–⁠5620%
Sep 18vsGeorgia TechW 34–⁠1336%
Sep 25vs24LouisvilleL 0–⁠3440%
Oct 2at9Florida StateL 16–⁠3816%
Oct 9vsNC StateW 30–⁠2433%
Oct 16at11UtahL 16–⁠4615%
Oct 30vs4MiamiW 31–⁠2817%
Nov 6vs18Virginia TechL 24–⁠2731%
Nov 13atWake ForestW 31–⁠2437%
Nov 20atDukeW 40–⁠1757%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs23Boston CollegeContinental Tire BowlL 24–⁠3734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 37–⁠24 in the Continental Tire Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠382
Coach
John Bunting
Elo
1487 +80 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 28 of 120; offense No. 21, defense No. 47
SRS
5.0 No. 41 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinator
Gary Tranquill
Defensive coordinators
John Gutekunst and Marvin Sanders
Captains
Darian Durant, Jason Brown, Gerald Sensabaugh, Jonas Seawright and Greg Warren
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 118
  • Defense108th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0138%1.0530th of 118
Defense0.0944%1.02108th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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

Calvin Darity OG★★★★No. 63
Chase Rice S★★★No. 679
Michael Rozier PRO★★No. 831
Daniel Phelps CB★★No. 979
Wyatt Hicks SDE★★No. 1839

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Offensive line14.00.974
Defensive line12.00.744
Defensive backs22.50.789
Whole class52.60.817

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 4Jason Brown CBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Gerald Sensabaugh DBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Madison Hedgecock RBSt. Louis Rams

All-ACC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Jason BrownCAP-1

Second team

  • Kyle RalphOGAP-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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
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.