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2004 Stanford

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Buddy Teevens.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2004, game by game: won vs. San José State 43–3; won vs. BYU 37–10; lost vs. No. 1 USC 28–31; won vs. Washington 27–13; lost at Notre Dame 15–23; won at Washington State 23–17; lost vs. Oregon 13–16; lost at UCLA 0–21; lost at No. 23 Arizona State 31–34; lost vs. Oregon State 19–24; lost at No. 4 California 6–41+40−35Won 43–3 vs. San José State+40San José StateWon 37–10 vs. BYU+27BYULost 28–31 vs. No. 1 USC-3No. 1 USCWon 27–13 vs. Washington+14WashingtonLost 15–23 at Notre Dame-8Notre DameWon 23–17 at Washington State+6Washington StateLost 13–16 vs. Oregon-3OregonLost 0–21 at UCLA-21UCLALost 31–34 at No. 23 Arizona State-3No. 23 Arizona StateLost 19–24 vs. Oregon State-5Oregon StateLost 6–41 at No. 4 California-35No. 4 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSan José StateW 43–⁠361%
Sep 11vsBYUW 37–⁠1059%
Sep 25vs1USCL 28–⁠3122%
Oct 2vsWashingtonW 27–⁠1363%
Oct 9atNotre DameL 15–⁠2337%
Oct 16atWashington StateW 23–⁠1726%
Oct 23vsOregonL 13–⁠1657%
Oct 30atUCLAL 0–⁠2138%
Nov 6at23Arizona StateL 31–⁠3428%
Nov 13vsOregon StateL 19–⁠2444%
Nov 20at4CaliforniaL 6–⁠4115%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 41–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠233
Coach
Buddy Teevens
Elo
1455 +13 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 39 of 120; offense No. 77, defense No. 22
SRS
8.1 No. 27 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 60
Offensive coordinator
Bill Cubit
Defensive coordinator
A.J. Christoff
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 118
  • Defense68th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1133%0.9977th of 118
Defense-0.0335%1.1068th 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
Defense0.0own 282% 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

Alex Fletcher OC★★★★No. 107
Wopamo Osaisai CB★★No. 831
Anthony Kimble WR★★No. 979
Austin Gunder TE★★No. 979
Pannel Egboh TE★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line14.00.946
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class72.30.792

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 3Oshiomogho Atogwe DBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Alex Smith TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Stanley Wilson DBDetroit Lions
Rd 6Jared Newberry LBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Will Svitek OTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7David Bergeron LBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 1 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠013–⁠01
California7–⁠110–⁠29
Arizona State5–⁠39–⁠319
Oregon State5–⁠37–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠46–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠45–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠64–⁠7
Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Washington0–⁠81–⁠10

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