2004 UTAH FOOTBALL IN REVIEW A QUICK LOOK AT 2004 2004 UTAH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (12-0, 7-0 MWC) Overall Mountain West Conference Champions 12-0 record Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champion 12 wins is the most in school history Date Opponent Result TV First unbeaten, untied season at Utah since 1930 9- 2 Texas A&M W, 41-21 ESPN 16-game win streak ties the school record 9-11 at Arizona W, 23-6 KJZZ 9-18 at Utah State W, 48-6 KJZZ Mountain West Conference 9-25 Air Force* (HC) W, 49-35 ESPN+Plus 7-0 record ties the Utah mark for league wins 10-1 at New Mexico* W, 28-7 ESPN2 Only back-to-back MWC champions in league history 10-16 North Carolina W, 46-16 KJZZ First unbeaten league mark since 1953 10-23 UNLV* W, 63-28 KJZZ 10-30 at San Diego State* W, 51-28 KJZZ Postseason 11-6 Colorado State* W, 63-31 ESPN2 Beat Pittsburgh 35-7 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 11-13 at Wyoming* W, 45-28 ABC First BCS game for Utah or any non-BCS team 11-20 Brigham Young* W, 52-21 ESPN2 1-1 PIttsburgh+ 35-7 ABC National Rankings *Mountain West Conference game; +Tostitos Fiesta Bowl No. 4 Associated Press Final Ranking No. 5 Coaches Final Ranking UTAH FINAL RANKINGS ON OFFENSE No. 6 BCS Ranking (first non-BCS team ever to finish in the top 6) Category .................................. Avg. ........ MWC ......NCAA Rushing Offense ......................... 236.1 ....... 2 ............. 13 Other 2004 Notables Passing Offense ......................... 263.7 ....... 2 ............. 19 Highest ranked Utah team ever (No. 4 AP, No. 5 Coaches, No. 6 BCS) Pass Efficiency ........................... 173.45 ..... 1 ............. 3 Set a home attendance record (44,112) Total Offense .............................. 499.8 ....... 1 ............. 3 4-0 vs. BCS teams Scoring Offense .......................... 45.3 ......... 1 ............. 3 1-0 vs. the Big 12 (Texas A&M) 1-0 vs. the ACC (North Carolina) UTAH FINAL RANKINGS ON DEFENSE 1-0 vs. the Big East (Pittsburgh) Category .................................. Avg. ........ MWC ......NCAA 1-0 vs. the Pac-10 (Arizona) Rushing Defense ........................ 140.2 ....... 3 ............. 48 Six games on national TV (ABC 2, ESPN 1, ESPN2 3) Passing Defense ........................ 203.2 ....... 2 ............. 45 6-0 on national TV Pass Efficiency Defense ............. 108.92 ..... 1 ............. 24 Total Defense .............................. 343.4 ....... 2 ............. 39 2004 Team Captains Scoring Defense ......................... 19.5 ......... 2 ............. 22 Bo Nagahi, Sione Pouha, Morgan Scalley, Alex Smith, Paris Warren UTAH FINAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Player, Category ....................... PG .......... MWC ......NCAA Alex Smith, pass efficiency ......... 176.52 ..... 1 .............2 UTAH’S 2004 WEEKLY RANKINGS Alex Smith, total offense ............. 298.6 ....... 1 .............5 Alex Smith, passing .................... 246 .......... 1 .............n/a Date AP Coaches BCS Opponent Result Paris Warren, receptions ............ 6.67 ......... 1 .............17 7-30* ......................... 21 ..............................none Paris Warren, receiving yards .... 89.7 ......... 2 .............19 8-14* ..........20 .............................................none Steve Savoy, scoring .................. 8.5 ........... 1 .............18 8-29 .......................... 19 ..............................Texas A&M ............W, 41-21 Steve Savoy, receptions ............. 5.58 ......... 3 .............28 9-5 .............17 .......... 16 ..............................Arizona ..................W, 23-6 Steve Savoy, receiving yards ..... 80.1 ......... 5 .............29 9-12 ...........15 .......... 14 ..............................Utah State .............W, 48-6 Marty Johnson, scoring .............. 7.5 ........... 2 .............38 9-19 ...........14 .......... 14 ..............................Air Force ................W, 49-35 Morgan Scalley, interceptions ..... .50 ........... 1 .............4 9-26 ...........14 .......... 14 ..............................New Mexico ...........W, 28-7 Eric Weddle, interceptions .......... .36 ........... 4 .............33 10-3 ...........11 .......... 11 ..............................none Matt Kovacevich, punting ........... 41.7 ......... 5 .............45 10-10 .........11 .......... 10 ..............................North Carolina .......W, 46-16 10-17 .........9 ............ 10 ............. 7 ..............UNLV .....................W, 63-28 10-24 .........9 ............ 10 ............. 6 ..............San Diego State ....W, 51-28 FINAL 2004 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS 10-31 .........7 ............ 8 ............... 6 ..............Colorado State ......W, 63-31 Team MWC Overall 11-7 ............7 ............ 8 ............... 7 ..............Wyoming ...............W, 45-28 1. Utah 7-0 12-0 11-14 ..........5 ............ 6 ............... 6 ..............Brigham Young ......W, 52-21 2. New Mexico 5-2 7-5 11-21 ..........5 ............ 6 ............... 6 ..............none 3. Brigham Young 4-3 5-6 11-28 ..........5 ............ 6 ............... 6 ..............none 4. Wyoming 3-4 7-5 12-5 ...........5 ............ 6 ............... 6 ..............none Air Force 3-4 5-6 1-4 .............4 ............ 5 ................................Pittsburgh ..............W, 35-7 Colorado State 3-4 4-7 *Preseason rankings; +Final ranking 7. San Diego State 2-5 4-7 8. UNLV 2-5 3-8 www.UtahUtes.com 1 UTAH IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS UTAH NATIONAL RANKING RECORDS ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 JAN. 4, 2005—FINAL • No. 4 Associated Press final ranking (previous record was No. 10 in 1994) • No. 5 Coaches final ranking (previous record was No. 8 in 1994) No. Team ........................Record .....Points 1. USC (62) ..................13-0 ............1,622 • Received a preseason AP ranking for the first time ever (No. 20) 2. Auburn (3) ................13-0 ............1,559 • Received a preseason Coaches ranking for the first time ever (No. 21) 3. Oklahoma .................12-1 ............1,454 4. Utah .........................12-0 ............1,438 • Ranked in the Top 25 all season in both polls (16 straight weeks AP, 17 straight weeks Coaches) 5. Texas ........................11-1 ............1,391 • Ranked in the top 10 in the last nine AP and Coaches polls 6. Louisville ..................11-1 ............1,261 7. Georgia ....................10-2 ............1,204 • Ranked in the BCS standings all eight weeks 8. Iowa ..........................10-2 ............ 1,111 • Highest first-week BCS ranking ever for a non-BCS team (No. 7) 9. California ..................10-2 ............1,060 • Highest final BCS ranking ever for a non-BCS team (No. 6) 10. Virginia Tech .............10-3 ...............996 • First non-BCS team to be ranked in the top 7 all eight weeks 11. Miami ........................9-3 .................917 • First non-BCS team to earn an automatic BCS bowl berth 12. Boise State ...............11-1 ...............888 13. Tennessee ................10-3 ...............868 14. Michigan ...................9-3 .................842 15. Florida State .............9-3 .................754 16. LSU ..........................9-3 .................711 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS (DEC. 5, 2004) 17. Wisconsin .................9-3 .................482 18. Texas Tech ...............8-4 .................476 Team A.P. Coaches Computer 19. Arizona State ............9-3 .................463 Rank Rank Rank Points Avg. Pvs. 20. Ohio State ................8-4 .................423 21. Boston College .........9-3 .................314 1. USC 1 1 2 97 .9770 1 22. Fresno State .............9-3 .................203 2. Oklahoma 2 2 1 99 .9681 2 23. Virginia .....................8-4 .................157 3. Auburn 3 3 3 92 .9331 3 24. Navy .........................10-2 ...............126 4. Texas 6 5 4 88 .8476 5 25. Pittsburgh .................8-49 ...............919 5. California 4 4 6 80 .8347 4 6. Utah 5 6 5 83 .8181 6 ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25 7. Georgia 8 7 8 67 .6966 7 8. Virginia Tech 9 9 T-9 65 .6712 12 JAN. 4, 2005—FINAL 9. Boise State 10 10 7 76 .6564 8 10. Louisville 7 8 13 52 .6490 9 No. Team ........................Record .....Points 11. LSU 12 11 T-9 65 .6109 11 1. USC (61) ..................13-0 ............1,525 12. Iowa 11 13 12 55 .5553 13 2. Auburn ......................13-0 ............1,460 13. Michigan 13 12 17 38 .5058 14 3. Oklahoma .................12-1 ............1,366 14. Miami (FL) 14 14 T-14 45 .4705 10 4. Texas ........................11-1 ............1,324 15. Tennessee 15 17 T-14 45 .4057 15 5. Utah .........................12-0 ............1,300 16. Florida State 17 15 21 22 .3466 16 6. Georgia ....................10-2 ............1,191 17. Wisconsin 16 16 20 24 .3439 17 7. Louisville ..................11-1 ............1,166 18. Virginia 18 18 18 30 .2983 18 8. Iowa ..........................10-2 ............1,022 19. Arizona State 21 24 11 56 .2700 19 9. California ..................10-2 ...............937 20. Texas A&M 22 25 16 44 .2225 20 10. Virginia Tech .............10-3 ...............906 21. Pittsburgh 19 20 NR 0 .1546 23 11. Miami ........................9-3 .................903 22. Texas Tech 23 21 22 19 .1489 21 12. Michigan ...................9-3 .................802 23. Florida 20 19 NR 0 .1375 22 13. Boise State ...............11-1 ...............792 24. Oklahoma State 32 28 19 25 .0943 24 14. Florida State .............9-3 .................776 25. Ohio State 24 22 NR 4 .0847 25 15. Tennessee ................10-3 ...............771 16. LSU ..........................9-3 .................693