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2004 UCLA

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Karl Dorrell.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Oklahoma State 20–31; won at Illinois 35–17; won at Washington 37–31; won vs. San Diego State 33–10; won vs. Arizona 37–17; lost at No. 8 California 28–45; lost at No. 21 Arizona State 42–48; won vs. Stanford 21–0; lost vs. Washington State 29–31; won at Oregon 34–26; lost vs. No. 1 USC 24–29; lost vs. Wyoming 21–24+23−17Lost 20–31 vs. Oklahoma State-11Oklahoma StateWon 35–17 at Illinois+18IllinoisWon 37–31 at Washington+6WashingtonWon 33–10 vs. San Diego State+23San Diego StateWon 37–17 vs. Arizona+20ArizonaLost 28–45 at No. 8 California-17No. 8 CaliforniaLost 42–48 at No. 21 Arizona State-6No. 21 Arizona StateWon 21–0 vs. Stanford+21StanfordLost 29–31 vs. Washington State-2Washington StateWon 34–26 at Oregon+8OregonLost 24–29 vs. No. 1 USC-5No. 1 USCLost 21–24 vs. Wyoming-3Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsOklahoma StateL 20–⁠3150%
Sep 11atIllinoisW 35–⁠1753%
Sep 18atWashingtonW 37–⁠3144%
Oct 2vsSan Diego StateW 33–⁠1062%
Oct 9vsArizonaW 37–⁠1778%
Oct 16at8CaliforniaL 28–⁠4532%
Oct 23at21Arizona StateL 42–⁠4835%
Oct 30vsStanfordW 21–⁠062%
Nov 6vsWashington StateL 29–⁠3160%
Nov 13atOregonW 34–⁠2640%
Dec 4vs1USCL 24–⁠2923%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsWyomingLas Vegas BowlL 21–⁠2467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 24–⁠21 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠309
Coach
Karl Dorrell
Elo
1548 +39 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 34 of 120; offense No. 29, defense No. 56
SRS
10.7 No. 23 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
Tom Cable
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense37th of 118
  • Defense76th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0237%1.0337th of 118
Defense-0.0136%1.0776th 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
Defense0.0own 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

Brigham Harwell WDE★★★★No. 92
David Koral PRO★★★No. 821
Byron Velega CB★★★No. 821
Tony Lee OG★★No. 969
Freddie Holmes OLB★★No. 979

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

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.772
Offensive line42.00.764
Defensive line14.00.965
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.800
Whole class92.40.792

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 4Manuel White RBWashington Redskins
Rd 5Ben Emanuel DBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Tab Perry WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Craig Bragg WRGreen Bay Packers

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 6 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.