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2004 Ohio

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Knorr.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2004, game by game: won vs. VMI 42–14; lost at Pittsburgh 3–24; lost at Miami (OH) 20–40; won vs. Buffalo 34–0; won at Kentucky 28–16; lost vs. Marshall 13–16; lost at Toledo 13–31; lost vs. Bowling Green 16–41; lost at Kent State 16–42; won at UCF 17–16; lost vs. Akron 19–31+34−26Won 42–14 vs. VMI+28VMILost 3–24 at Pittsburgh-21PittsburghLost 20–40 at Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)Won 34–0 vs. Buffalo+34BuffaloWon 28–16 at Kentucky+12KentuckyLost 13–16 vs. Marshall-3MarshallLost 13–31 at Toledo-18ToledoLost 16–41 vs. Bowling Green-25Bowling GreenLost 16–42 at Kent State-26Kent StateWon 17–16 at UCF+1UCFLost 19–31 vs. Akron-12Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsVMIW 42–⁠1467%
Sep 11atPittsburghL 3–⁠2420%
Sep 18atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠4017%
Sep 25vsBuffaloW 34–⁠072%
Oct 2atKentuckyW 28–⁠1634%
Oct 9vsMarshallL 13–⁠1638%
Oct 16atToledoL 13–⁠3124%
Oct 23vsBowling GreenL 16–⁠4131%
Oct 30atKent StateL 16–⁠4248%
Nov 6atUCFW 17–⁠1652%
Nov 13vsAkronL 19–⁠3141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 31–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠271
Coach
Brian Knorr
Elo
1336 −33 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 102 of 120; offense No. 116, defense No. 70
SRS
−15.9 No. 107 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 92
Offensive coordinator
Phil Earley
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter

How good, play by play

  • Offense118th of 118
  • Defense3rd of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.3127%0.95118th of 118
Defense-0.1532%0.903rd 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 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 352% 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

Scott Rouse OG★★No. 979
Mike O’Bruba TE★★No. 979
Chris Hall CB★★No. 979
Jacob Williamson DT★★No. 979
Todd Koenig RB★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers32.00.759
Defensive backs22.00.756
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class182.00.764

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.

2004 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠19–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Miami (OH)7–⁠18–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
Akron6–⁠26–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠26–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio2–⁠64–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo2–⁠62–⁠9
Western Michigan0–⁠81–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.