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2004 Purdue

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Joe Tiller.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2004, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 51–0; won vs. Ball State 59–7; won at Illinois 38–30; won at Notre Dame 41–16; won at Penn State 20–13; lost vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 17–20; lost vs. No. 13 Michigan 14–16; lost at Northwestern 10–13; lost at No. 20 Iowa 21–23; won vs. Ohio State 24–17; won vs. Indiana 63–24; lost vs. No. 21 Arizona State 23–27+52−4Won 51–0 vs. Syracuse+51SyracuseWon 59–7 vs. Ball State+52Ball StateWon 38–30 at Illinois+8IllinoisWon 41–16 at Notre Dame+25Notre DameWon 20–13 at Penn State+7Penn StateLost 17–20 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin-3No. 10 WisconsinLost 14–16 vs. No. 13 Michigan-2No. 13 MichiganLost 10–13 at Northwestern-3NorthwesternLost 21–23 at No. 20 Iowa-2No. 20 IowaWon 24–17 vs. Ohio State+7Ohio StateWon 63–24 vs. Indiana+39IndianaLost 23–27 vs. No. 21 Arizona State-4No. 21 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSyracuseW 51–⁠068%
Sep 11vsBall StateW 59–⁠783%
Sep 25atIllinoisW 38–⁠3074%
Oct 2atNotre DameW 41–⁠1650%
Oct 9atPenn StateW 20–⁠1369%
Oct 16vs10WisconsinL 17–⁠2065%
Oct 23vs13MichiganL 14–⁠1652%
Oct 30atNorthwesternL 10–⁠1367%
Nov 6at20IowaL 21–⁠2339%
Nov 13vsOhio StateW 24–⁠1754%
Nov 20vsIndianaW 63–⁠2488%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs21Arizona StateSun BowlL 23–⁠2759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 27–⁠23 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 3: 25
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 9
  7. Wk 8: 5
  8. Wk 9: 12
  9. Wk 10: 17

Consensus All-AmericanTaylor Stubblefield, WR

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 5
Points
381–⁠206
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1634 +40 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 19 of 120; offense No. 31, defense No. 20
SRS
13.3 No. 15 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 17
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Jon Goldsberry, Taylor Stubblefield, Antwaun Rogers and Kyle Orton
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 118
  • Defense49th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.9816th of 118
Defense-0.0534%1.0549th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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

Sean Sester OT★★No. 831
Jamaal Jones DT★★No. 979
Lance Melvin CB★★No. 1839
Jonathan Patton DT★★No. 1839
Garret Miller OT★★No. 1839

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.756
Linebackers22.00.722
Defensive backs12.00.744
Whole class72.00.748

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 4Kyle Orton QBChicago Bears

All-Big Ten

2 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa7–⁠110–⁠28
Michigan7–⁠19–⁠314
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠317
Northwestern5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio State4–⁠48–⁠420
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠57–⁠5
Penn State2–⁠64–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠73–⁠8
Indiana1–⁠73–⁠8

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