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2004 Texas A&M

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2004, game by game: lost at Utah 21–41; won vs. Wyoming 31–0; won vs. Clemson 27–6; won vs. Kansas State 42–30; won at Iowa State 34–3; won at No. 16 Oklahoma State 36–20; won vs. Colorado 29–26; lost at Baylor 34–35; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 35–42; won vs. Texas Tech 32–25; lost at No. 6 Texas 13–26; lost vs. No. 15 Tennessee 7–38+31−31Lost 21–41 at Utah-20UtahWon 31–0 vs. Wyoming+31WyomingWon 27–6 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonWon 42–30 vs. Kansas State+12Kansas StateWon 34–3 at Iowa State+31Iowa StateWon 36–20 at No. 16 Oklahoma State+16No. 16 Oklahoma StateWon 29–26 vs. Colorado+3ColoradoLost 34–35 at Baylor-1BaylorLost 35–42 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-7No. 2 OklahomaWon 32–25 vs. Texas Tech+7Texas TechLost 13–26 at No. 6 Texas-13No. 6 TexasLost 7–38 vs. No. 15 Tennessee-31No. 15 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUtahL 21–⁠4126%
Sep 11vsWyomingW 31–⁠062%
Sep 18vsClemsonW 27–⁠642%
Oct 2vsKansas StateW 42–⁠3041%
Oct 9atIowa StateW 34–⁠359%
Oct 16at16Oklahoma StateW 36–⁠2031%
Oct 23vsColoradoW 29–⁠2668%
Oct 30atBaylorL 34–⁠3577%
Nov 6vs2OklahomaL 35–⁠4232%
Nov 13vsTexas TechW 32–⁠2552%
Nov 26at6TexasL 13–⁠2624%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15TennesseeCotton BowlL 7–⁠3844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 38–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 23
  2. Wk 9: 17
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Wk 11: 22
  5. Wk 12: 22
  6. Wk 13: 22
  7. Wk 14: 22
  8. Wk 15: 22
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
341–⁠292
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1577 +111 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 19, defense No. 31
SRS
11.9 No. 19 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
Carl Torbush
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 118
  • Defense44th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%1.1115th of 118
Defense-0.0640%0.8944th 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
Offense-0.1own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 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

William Morrisey DT★★★★No. 58
Stephen McGee PRO★★★★No. 63
Chris Smith SDE★★★★No. 75
Stephen McGee PRO★★★★No. 123
Alton Boudreaux ILB★★No. 831

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.948
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line24.00.974
Linebackers22.00.789
Defensive backs12.00.789
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class102.80.853

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 2Terrence Murphy WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Geoff Hangartner OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Mike Montgomery DEGreen Bay Packers

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Terrence MurphyWRCoaches-1; Media-2
  • Mike MontgomeryDLCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Jaxon AppelDBMedia-1

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 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠13
Texas7–⁠111–⁠15
Texas Tech5–⁠38–⁠418
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado4–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Nebraska3–⁠55–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠8

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