2004 Oregon State
7–5 (5–3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon 50–21Nov 20
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at LSU | L 21–22 | 26% |
| Sep 10 | at Boise State | L 34–53 | 28% |
| Sep 18 | vs New Mexico | W 17–7 | 60% |
| Sep 25 | at 22Arizona State | L 14–27 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | vs 10California | L 7–49 | 48% |
| Oct 16 | at Washington | W 29–14 | 51% |
| Oct 23 | vs Washington State | W 38–19 | 51% |
| Oct 30 | at Arizona | W 28–14 | 72% |
| Nov 6 | vs 1USC | L 20–28 | 26% |
| Nov 13 | at Stanford | W 24–19 | 56% |
| Nov 20 | vs Oregon | W 50–21 | 65% |
| Dec 28Bowls & playoff | vs Notre DameInsight Bowl | W 38–21 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 38–21 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 3rd in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 320–294
- Coach
- Mike Riley
- Elo
- 1639 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- 17.5 No. 20 of 120; offense No. 27, defense No. 26
- SRS
- 13.2 No. 17 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 26
- Offensive coordinator
- Paul Chryst
- Defensive coordinator
- Mark Banker
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.09 | 32% | 1.10 | 65th of 118 |
| Defense | -0.13 | 28% | 1.15 | 14th 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 | 0.0 | own 32 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 33 | 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
| Jon Ioane OG | ★★★ | No. 679 |
| Patrick Fuller RB | ★★★ | No. 679 |
| Dennis Christopher OLB | ★★ | No. 831 |
| Keenan Lewis CB | ★★ | No. 979 |
| Keith Johnson RB | ★★ | No. 979 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2004 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.789 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.5 | 0.789 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.3 | 0.783 |
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 6 | Bill Swancutt DE | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 6 | Derek Anderson QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rd 7 | Doug Nienhuis OG | Seattle Seahawks |
All-Pac-10
4 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Mike HassWRCoaches-1- Doug NienhuisOLCoaches-1
- Bill SwancuttDLCoaches-1
- Mitch MeeuwsenDBCoaches-1
Second team
- Derek AndersonQBCoaches-2
- Trent BrayLBCoaches-2
- Aric WilliamsDBCoaches-2
- Brandon BrownerDBCoaches-2
- Alexis SernaKCoaches-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 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| California | 7–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Arizona State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Oregon State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 UCLA | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Oregon | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Washington State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Stanford | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Arizona | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Washington | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.