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2004 South Florida

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Jim Leavitt.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2004, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 21–7; lost at South Carolina 3–34; won at TCU 45–44; lost vs. Southern Miss 20–27; lost vs. Army 35–42; lost at No. 15 Louisville 9–41; won at UAB 45–20; won vs. East Carolina 41–17; lost at Cincinnati 23–45; lost vs. Memphis 15–31; lost vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh 14–43+25−32Won 21–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+14Tennessee TechLost 3–34 at South Carolina-31South CarolinaWon 45–44 at TCU+1TCULost 20–27 vs. Southern Miss-7Southern MissLost 35–42 vs. Army-7ArmyLost 9–41 at No. 15 Louisville-32No. 15 LouisvilleWon 45–20 at UAB+25UABWon 41–17 vs. East Carolina+24East CarolinaLost 23–45 at Cincinnati-22CincinnatiLost 15–31 vs. Memphis-16MemphisLost 14–43 vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh-29No. 19 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsTennessee TechW 21–⁠789%
Sep 18atSouth CarolinaL 3–⁠3450%
Sep 25atTCUW 45–⁠4433%
Oct 2vsSouthern MissL 20–⁠2746%
Oct 16vsArmyL 35–⁠4283%
Oct 22at15LouisvilleL 9–⁠4124%
Nov 3atUABW 45–⁠2032%
Nov 13vsEast CarolinaW 41–⁠1779%
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 23–⁠4535%
Nov 27vsMemphisL 15–⁠3149%
Dec 4vs19PittsburghL 14–⁠4339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 43–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠351
Coach
Jim Leavitt
Elo
1433 −108 this season
SP+ rating
-9.7 No. 89 of 120; offense No. 57, defense No. 100
SRS
−10.7 No. 98 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 43
Offensive coordinator
Mike Hobbie
Defensive coordinators
Rick Kravitz and Wally Burnham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 118
  • Defense111th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1832%0.94107th of 118
Defense0.1237%1.42111th 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 31— allowed
Defense-0.3own 30— 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

Mike Williams CB★★No. 979
C.J. Hunnicutt WDE★★No. 979
Matt Huners OG★★No. 979
Ricky Ponton RB★★No. 979
Randy Jackson OG★★No. 1761

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.756
Receivers12.00.744
Offensive line32.00.756
Defensive line22.00.756
Defensive backs32.00.730
Athletes and specialists12.00.722
Whole class122.00.745

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 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville8–⁠011–⁠16
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠4
UAB5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠5
Cincinnati5–⁠37–⁠5
TCU3–⁠55–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠6
South Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Houston3–⁠53–⁠8
Army2–⁠62–⁠9
East Carolina2–⁠62–⁠9

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