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2004 Oklahoma

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2004, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 40–24; won vs. Houston 63–13; won vs. Oregon 31–7; won vs. Texas Tech 28–13; won vs. No. 5 Texas 12–0; won at Kansas State 31–21; won vs. Kansas 41–10; won at No. 20 Oklahoma State 38–35; won at No. 22 Texas A&M 42–35; won vs. Nebraska 30–3; won at Baylor 35–0; won vs. Colorado 42–3; lost vs. No. 1 USC 19–55+50−36Won 40–24 vs. Bowling Green+16Bowling GreenWon 63–13 vs. Houston+50HoustonWon 31–7 vs. Oregon+24OregonWon 28–13 vs. Texas Tech+15Texas TechWon 12–0 vs. No. 5 Texas+12No. 5 TexasWon 31–21 at Kansas State+10Kansas StateWon 41–10 vs. Kansas+31KansasWon 38–35 at No. 20 Oklahoma State+3No. 20 Oklahoma StateWon 42–35 at No. 22 Texas A&M+7No. 22 Texas A&MWon 30–3 vs. Nebraska+27NebraskaWon 35–0 at Baylor+35BaylorWon 42–3 vs. Colorado+39ColoradoLost 19–55 vs. No. 1 USC-36No. 1 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsBowling GreenW 40–⁠2472%
Sep 11vsHoustonW 63–⁠1386%
Sep 18vsOregonW 31–⁠781%
Oct 2vsTexas TechW 28–⁠1373%
Oct 9vs5TexasW 12–⁠055%
Oct 16atKansas StateW 31–⁠2167%
Oct 23vsKansasW 41–⁠1088%
Oct 30at20Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠3564%
Nov 6at22Texas A&MW 42–⁠3568%
Nov 13vsNebraskaW 30–⁠385%
Nov 20atBaylorW 35–⁠091%
Dec 4vsColoradoBig 12 Championship GameW 42–⁠380%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs1USCOrange BowlL 19–⁠5548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 55–⁠19 in the Orange Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 3: 2
  3. Wk 4: 2
  4. Wk 5: 2
  5. Wk 6: 2
  6. Wk 7: 2
  7. Wk 8: 2
  8. Wk 9: 2
  9. Wk 10: 2
  10. Wk 11: 2
  11. Wk 12: 2
  12. Wk 13: 2
  13. Wk 14: 2
  14. Wk 15: 2
  15. Final: 3

Big 12 champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Heisman voteAdrian Peterson, second; Jason White, third

Maxwell AwardJason White, QB; also the Davey O’Brien and Unitas Golden Arm

Outland TrophyJammal Brown, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansAdrian Peterson, RB; Jammal Brown, OT

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
452–⁠219
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1802 +109 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 2 of 120; offense No. 7, defense No. 10
SRS
21.4 No. 4 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinators
Chuck Long and Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinators
Brent Venables and Bo Pelini
Captains
Vince Carter, Mark Clayton, Dan Cody, Lance Mitchell and Jason White
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 118
  • Defense26th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.0417th of 118
Defense-0.1031%1.0526th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 242% 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

Adrian Peterson RB★★★★★No. 1
Rhett Bomar PRO★★★★★No. 4
Chris Patterson OLB★★★★★No. 28
Marcus Walker CB★★★★★No. 40
Brandon Braxton OT★★★★No. 47
D.J. Wolfe RB★★★★No. 78
Lendy Holmes WR★★★★No. 117

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.998
Running backs24.50.985
Receivers14.00.936
Offensive line14.00.979
Linebackers15.00.988
Defensive backs15.00.984
Whole class74.60.979

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 1Jammal Brown OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Mark Clayton WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Brodney Pool DBCleveland Browns
Rd 2Mark Bradley WRChicago Bears
Rd 2Dan Cody LBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Brandon Jones WRTennessee Titans
Rd 4Antonio Perkins DBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Donte Nicholson DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Michael Hawkins DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Lance Mitchell LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Wes Sims OGSan Diego Chargers

All-Big 12

10 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠13
Texas7–⁠111–⁠15
Texas Tech5–⁠38–⁠418
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Nebraska3–⁠55–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠8

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