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2004 Texas

11–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2004, game by game: won vs. North Texas 65–0; won at Arkansas 22–20; won vs. Rice 35–13; won vs. Baylor 44–14; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 0–12; won vs. Missouri 28–20; won at Texas Tech 51–21; won at Colorado 31–7; won vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State 56–35; won at Kansas 27–23; won vs. No. 22 Texas A&M 26–13; won vs. No. 14 Michigan 38–37+65−12Won 65–0 vs. North Texas+65North TexasWon 22–20 at Arkansas+2ArkansasWon 35–13 vs. Rice+22RiceWon 44–14 vs. Baylor+30BaylorLost 0–12 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-12No. 2 OklahomaWon 28–20 vs. Missouri+8MissouriWon 51–21 at Texas Tech+30Texas TechWon 31–7 at Colorado+24ColoradoWon 56–35 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State+21No. 19 Oklahoma StateWon 27–23 at Kansas+4KansasWon 26–13 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M+13No. 22 Texas A&MWon 38–37 vs. No. 14 Michigan+1No. 14 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorth TexasW 65–⁠075%
Sep 11atArkansasW 22–⁠2053%
Sep 25vsRiceW 35–⁠1381%
Oct 2vsBaylorW 44–⁠1488%
Oct 9vs2OklahomaL 0–⁠1245%
Oct 16vsMissouriW 28–⁠2071%
Oct 23atTexas TechW 51–⁠2151%
Oct 30atColoradoW 31–⁠770%
Nov 6vs19Oklahoma StateW 56–⁠3574%
Nov 13atKansasW 27–⁠2382%
Nov 26vs22Texas A&MW 26–⁠1376%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14MichiganRose BowlW 38–⁠3760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 38–⁠37 in the Rose Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Doak Walker AwardCedric Benson, RB

Butkus AwardDerrick Johnson, LB; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanDerrick Johnson, LB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
423–⁠215
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1785 +125 this season
SP+ rating
24.7 No. 6 of 120; offense No. 11, defense No. 18
SRS
18.6 No. 7 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Greg Robinson
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 118
  • Defense35th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9211th of 118
Defense-0.0734%1.0335th 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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

Frank Okam DT★★★★★No. 20
Andrew Kelson S★★★★★No. 30
Cedric Dockery OG★★★★No. 50
Myron Hardy WR★★★★No. 101
Bobby Tatum S★★★★No. 118
Jordan Shipley WR★★★★No. 122
Nathan Jones WR★★★★No. 123

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers34.00.938
Offensive line14.00.978
Defensive line15.00.992
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs24.50.961
Whole class84.00.934

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 1Cedric Benson RBChicago Bears
Rd 1Derrick Johnson LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Bo Scaife TETennessee Titans

All-Big 12

6 first team, 5 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 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.