2004 Utah Utes football team
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2004 Utah Utes football team
| 2004 Utah Utes football | |||
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| MWC Champions | |||
| Fiesta Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, W 35–7 | |||
| Conference | Mountain West Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #5 | ||
| AP | #4 | ||
| 2004 record | 12–0 (7–0 MWC) | ||
| Head coach | Urban Meyer | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sanford | ||
| Offensive scheme | Spread option | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham | ||
| Home stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium | ||
Seasons
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Utah † | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2004 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2004–2005. This team was the original 'BCS Buster', meaning, this was the first time that a team from a non-BCS conference was invited to play in one of the BCS bowl games. The team, coached by 2nd year head football coach Urban Meyer, played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium. Utah was one of three teams in the top-level Division I FBS to finish the season undefeated (the others being the USC Trojans and the Auburn Tigers, the former of which are now conference rivals of Utah in the Pacific-12 Conference).
Utah was the highest-ranked non-BCS team in each poll every week of the season (with their ranking changing several times).
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 2 | 5:30 PM | Texas A&M* | #19 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | W 41–21 | 45,419 | |
| September 11 | 8:00 PM | at Arizona* | #16 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | KJZZ | W 23–6 | 52,790 | |
| September 18 | 5:00 PM | at Utah State* | #14 | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | KJZZ | W 48–6 | 24,750 | |
| September 25 | 1:00 PM | Air Force |
#14 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN+ | W 49–35 | 44,043 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 PM | at New Mexico | #14 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN2 | W 28–7 | 40,182 | |
| October 16 | 8:00 PM | North Carolina* | #10 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ | W 46–16 | 45,319 | |
| October 23 | 5:00 PM | UNLV | #10 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ | W 63–28 | 40,341 | |
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | at San Diego State | #10 | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | KJZZ | W 51–28 | 32,683 | |
| November 6 | 7:45 PM | Colorado State | #8 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | W 63–31 | 44,222 | |
| November 13 | 5:00 PM | at Wyoming | #8 | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | ABC | W 45–28 | 17,074 | |
| November 20 | 5:00 PM | BYU | #6 | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | ESPN2 | W 52–21 | 45,326 | |
| January 1 | 6:30 PM | vs. #20 Pittsburgh* | #6 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ABC | W 35–7 | 73,519 | |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone. |
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Rankings
See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
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| AP | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Coaches | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| BCS | Not released | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
Game notes
Texas A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| #20 Utes | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
See also: 2004 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Utes | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
See also: Arizona Wildcats football
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #15 Utes | 20 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
See also: Utah State Aggies football and Battle of the Brothers
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| #14 Utes | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
See also: Air Force Falcons football
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #14 Utes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Lobos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
See also: New Mexico Lobos football and The Bowl
North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tar Heels | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| #11 Utes | 10 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rebels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| #9 Utes | 28 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
See also: UNLV Rebels football
San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Utes | 10 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
See also: San Diego State Aztecs football
Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| #7 Utes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
See also: Colorado State Rams football
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Utes | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Cowbys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
See also: 2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #5 Utes | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
See also: BYU Cougars football and The Holy War
Fiesta Bowl: Utah vs. Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #5 Utes | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Main article: 2005 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Depth chart
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Defensive Starters
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Offensive Starters
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Season Statistics
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Individual Leaders
| Passing | |||||||
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| Player | COMP | ATT | Pct. | YDS | TD | INT | QB Rating |
| Alex Smith | 214 | 317 | .675 | 2952 | 32 | 4 | 176.52 |
| Brian Johnson | 14 | 21 | .667 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 129.66 |
| Fan Tagovailoa | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 24 | - | - | 305.80 |
| Paris Warren | 1 | 2 | .500 | 21 | - | - | 138.20 |
| Rushing | ||||
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| Player | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
| Marty Johnson | 165 | 802 | 4.9 | 14 |
| Quinton Ganther | 109 | 654 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Alex Smith | 135 | 631 | 4.7 | 10 |
| Steve Savoy | 22 | 307 | 14.0 | 6 |
| Paris Warren | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Brian Johnson | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||
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| Player | REC | YDS | YPR | TD |
| Paris Warren | 80 | 1076 | 13.4 | 12 |
| Steve Savoy | 67 | 961 | 14.3 | 11 |
| Travis Latendresse | 27 | 411 | 15.2 | 2 |
| John Madsen | 27 | 377 | 14.0 | 5 |
| Quinton Ganther | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Marty Johnson | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 |
| Jerome Wright | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||||||
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| Player | Solo | Asst | Total | TFL | Sacks | |
| Spencer Toone | 40 | 75 | 115 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tommy Hackenbruck | 46 | 45 | 91 | 9.5 | 4.5 | |
| Eric Weddle | 47 | 28 | 75 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Morgan Scalley | 27 | 24 | 51 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Marquess Ledbetter | 15 | 31 | 46 | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Steve Fifita | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Ryan Smith | 26 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 2 | |
| Bo Nagahi | 31 | 11 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Corey Dodds | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sione Pouha | 16 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Fanene | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5.5 | 3 | |
| Pass defense | ||||||
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| Player | INT | YDS | Broken up | |||
| Morgan Scalley | 6 | 79 | 2 | |||
| Eric Weddle | 4 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Jonathan Fanene | 1 | 76 | 1 | |||
| Corey Dodds | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Ryan Smith | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Sione Pouha | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Steve Fifita | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
After the season
NFL Draft
Utah had five players taken in the 2005 NFL Draft:[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Alex Smith | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Sione Pouha | Defensive tackle | 3 | 88 | New York Jets |
| Chris Kemoeatu | Offensive guard | 6 | 204 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Paris Warren | Wide receiver | 7 | 225 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Jonathan Fanene | Defensive end | 7 | 233 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Awards
National
- Urban Meyer: The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, Woody Hayes' National Coach of the Year, Maxwell George Munger Award
- Alex Smith: Heisman finalist (fourth place), The Sporting News National Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year, Cingular Sports/ABC Sports All-American, SI.com All-American (first team), CoSIDA Football Academic All-American of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award finalist, Walter Camp Award finalist
- Chris Kemoeatu: Cingular Sports/ABC Sports All-American, SI.com All-American (first team)
- Morgan Scalley: SI.com All-American (second team), CoSIDA Academic All-American (first team), Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Bronko Nagurski National Player of the Week, Pat Tillman Award (East-West Shrine Game honor)
- Steve Savoy: SI.com All-American (second team), The Sporting News All-American (honorable mention)
- Ryan Smith: The Sporting News Freshman All-American (second team)
- Spencer Toone: CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII first team
Conference
- Coach of the Year: Urban Meyer
- Offensive Player of the Year: Alex Smith
- Co-defensive Player of the Year: Morgan Scalley
- All-MWC First team: Alex Smith, Steve Savoy, Chris Kemoeatu, Steve Fifita, Sione Pouha, Morgan Scalley
- All-MWC Second team: Paris Warren, Marty Johnson, Jesse Boone, Eric Weddle
- All-MWC Honorable mention: Makai Aalona, Quinton Ganther, Tommy Hackenbruck, Matt Kovacevich, Spencer Toone
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "2004 Season Year in Review". http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04uu_review.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "Ute Record Book". University of Utah. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "NFL Draft History 2005". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/history?year=2005&round=-1&team=-1&college=-1&x=34&y=12&position=-1&procoach=-1&highschoolstate=-1&award=-1&collegecoach=-1&highschool=-1. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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