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2004 UCF

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2004, game by game: lost at Wisconsin 6–34; lost vs. No. 10 West Virginia 20–45; lost at Penn State 13–37; lost at Buffalo 20–48; lost vs. Northern Illinois 28–30; lost vs. Akron 21–26; lost at Miami (OH) 7–43; lost at Marshall 3–20; lost vs. Ohio 16–17; lost at Ball State 17–21; lost vs. Kent State 24–41+7−36Lost 6–34 at Wisconsin-28WisconsinLost 20–45 vs. No. 10 West Virginia-25No. 10 West VirginiaLost 13–37 at Penn State-24Penn StateLost 20–48 at Buffalo-28BuffaloLost 28–30 vs. Northern Illinois-2Northern Illino…Lost 21–26 vs. Akron-5AkronLost 7–43 at Miami (OH)-36Miami (OH)Lost 3–20 at Marshall-17MarshallLost 16–17 vs. Ohio-1OhioLost 17–21 at Ball State-4Ball StateLost 24–41 vs. Kent State-17Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWisconsinL 6–⁠3425%
Sep 11vs10West VirginiaL 20–⁠4528%
Sep 18atPenn StateL 13–⁠3727%
Oct 2atBuffaloL 20–⁠4858%
Oct 9vsNorthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3023%
Oct 16vsAkronL 21–⁠2640%
Oct 23atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠4311%
Oct 30atMarshallL 3–⁠2011%
Nov 6vsOhioL 16–⁠1748%
Nov 13atBall StateL 17–⁠2136%
Nov 23vsKent StateL 24–⁠4135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 41–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠362
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1244 −157 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 114 of 120; offense No. 117, defense No. 98
SRS
−22.7 No. 117 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 103
Offensive coordinator
Tim Salem
Defensive coordinator
Lance Thompson

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 118
  • Defense42nd of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1426%1.0096th of 118
Defense-0.0741%0.9842nd 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 281% allowed
Defense0.0own 343% 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

Johnell Neal CB★★No. 969
Eric Hodge OT★★No. 979
Carlo Rossi OT★★No. 979
Kyle Storey OT★★No. 979
Kyle Smith OG★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.756
Running backs22.00.750
Offensive line82.00.757
Defensive line42.00.742
Defensive backs42.00.761
Whole class192.00.754

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 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois7–⁠19–⁠3
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠4
Miami (OH)7–⁠18–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
Akron6–⁠26–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠26–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio2–⁠64–⁠7
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo2–⁠62–⁠9
Western Michigan0–⁠81–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠11

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