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2004 Tennessee

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2004, game by game: won vs. UNLV 42–17; won vs. No. 11 Florida 30–28; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–17; lost vs. No. 8 Auburn 10–34; won at No. 3 Georgia 19–14; won at Ole Miss 21–17; won vs. Alabama 17–13; won at South Carolina 43–29; lost vs. Notre Dame 13–17; won at Vanderbilt 38–33; won vs. Kentucky 37–31; lost vs. No. 3 Auburn 28–38; won vs. No. 22 Texas A&M 38–7+31−24Won 42–17 vs. UNLV+25UNLVWon 30–28 vs. No. 11 Florida+2No. 11 FloridaWon 42–17 vs. Louisiana Tech+25Louisiana TechLost 10–34 vs. No. 8 Auburn-24No. 8 AuburnWon 19–14 at No. 3 Georgia+5No. 3 GeorgiaWon 21–17 at Ole Miss+4Ole MissWon 17–13 vs. Alabama+4AlabamaWon 43–29 at South Carolina+14South CarolinaLost 13–17 vs. Notre Dame-4Notre DameWon 38–33 at Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 37–31 vs. Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 28–38 vs. No. 3 Auburn-10No. 3 AuburnWon 38–7 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M+31No. 22 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsUNLVW 42–⁠1774%
Sep 18vs11FloridaW 30–⁠2862%
Sep 25vsLouisiana TechW 42–⁠1780%
Oct 2vs8AuburnL 10–⁠3460%
Oct 9at3GeorgiaW 19–⁠1426%
Oct 16atOle MissW 21–⁠1755%
Oct 23vsAlabamaW 17–⁠1367%
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaW 43–⁠2954%
Nov 6vsNotre DameL 13–⁠1770%
Nov 20atVanderbiltW 38–⁠3382%
Nov 27vsKentuckyW 37–⁠3190%
Dec 4vs3AuburnSEC Championship GameL 28–⁠3836%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs22Texas A&MCotton BowlW 38–⁠756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 38–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 3: 14
  3. Wk 4: 13
  4. Wk 5: 11
  5. Wk 6: 10
  6. Wk 7: 17
  7. Wk 8: 13
  8. Wk 9: 11
  9. Wk 10: 11
  10. Wk 11: 9
  11. Wk 12: 15
  12. Wk 13: 15
  13. Wk 14: 15
  14. Wk 15: 15
  15. Final: 13

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

William V. Campbell TrophyMichael Muñoz, OT

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 9
Points
378–⁠295
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1677 +72 this season
SP+ rating
16.1 No. 24 of 120; offense No. 28, defense No. 33
SRS
6.8 No. 33 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 118
  • Defense79th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0136%1.1327th of 118
Defense-0.0139%0.9779th 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 293% allowed
Defense-0.2own 292% 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

Demonte Bolden DT★★★★★No. 34
Robert Ayers ILB★★★★No. 106
Ja’Kouri Williams RB★★★★No. 144
Ellix Wilson S★★★No. 679
Chris Brown TE★★No. 831

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.916
Receivers12.00.789
Defensive line15.00.985
Linebackers23.00.857
Defensive backs13.00.811
Whole class63.30.869

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 2Kevin Burnett LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Dustin Colquitt PKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Cedric Houston RBNew York Jets

All-SEC

4 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠013–⁠02
Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠313
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠27
LSU6–⁠29–⁠316
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠56–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9

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