2004 Utah Utes football team

2004 Utah Utes football
Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–7 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 4
2004 record 12–0 (7–0 MW)
Head coach Urban Meyer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham (10th season)
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
2004 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 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
Utah Utes fans rush the field and carry the goalpost after defeating rival BYU, completing a perfect regular season, and becoming the first BCS Buster by clinching a spot in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (hence the sombrero).

The 2004 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. This team was the original 'BCS Buster', meaning, this was the first time that a team from a BCS non-AQ conference was invited to play in one of the BCS bowl games. The team, coached by second-year head football coach Urban Meyer, played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Utah finished the season 12-0, the fourth undefeated and untied season in school history. The Utes were 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 Pac-12 Conference).

Utah was the highest-ranked BCS non-AQ team in each poll every week of the season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 5:30 PM Texas A&M* No. 19 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City ESPN W 41–21   45,419
September 11 8:00 PM at Arizona* No. 16 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona KJZZ W 23–6   52,790
September 18 5:00 PM at Utah State* No. 14 Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) KJZZ W 48–6   24,750
September 25 1:00 PM Air Forcedagger No. 14 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City ESPN+ W 49–35   44,043
October 1 6:00 PM at New Mexico No. 14 University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico ESPN2 W 28–7   40,182
October 16 8:00 PM North Carolina* No. 10 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City KJZZ W 46–16   45,319
October 23 5:00 PM UNLV No. 10 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City KJZZ W 63–28   40,341
October 30 7:00 PM at San Diego State No. 10 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego KJZZ W 51–28   32,683
November 6 7:45 PM Colorado State No. 8 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City ESPN2 W 63–31   44,222
November 13 5:00 PM at Wyoming No. 8 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming ABC W 45–28   17,074
November 20 5:00 PM BYU No. 6 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War) ESPN2 W 52–21   45,326
January 1 6:30 PM vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh* No. 6 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) ABC W 35–7   73,519
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Final
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 summaries

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 0 14 21
#20 Utes 7 20 7 7 41

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Utes 17 0 6 0 23
Wildcats 3 3 0 0 6

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Utes 20 21 7 0 48
Aggies 0 0 6 0 6

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 7 14 7 35
#14 Utes 0 21 14 14 49

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Utes 7 0 14 7 28
Lobos 7 0 0 0 7

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 3 6 0 16
#11 Utes 10 20 7 9 46

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 7 7 7 28
#9 Utes 28 14 21 0 63

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Utes 10 24 7 10 51
Aztecs 0 21 0 7 28

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 7 0 21 31
#7 Utes 21 21 14 7 63

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Utes 17 14 14 0 45
Cowbys 7 0 7 14 28

BYU

BYU at #5 Utah
1 234Total
BYU 0 1470 21
• Utah 7 141714 52
  • Source:

Fiesta Bowl: Utah vs. Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Panthers 0 0 7 0 7
#5 Utes 7 7 21 0 35
2005 Fiesta Bowl

Depth chart

Defensive Starters
[1]
FS
Morgan Scalley
Antonio Young
OLBMLBOLB
Spencer TooneTommy HackenbruckCorey Dodds
Kyle BradyTaylor MillerMalakai Mokofisi
Grady Marshall
SS
Eric Weddle
Casey Evans
CB
Ryan Smith
Eugene Oates
DENTTLE
Marques LedbetterSione PouhaSteve FifitaJonathan Fanene
Martail BurnettTevita KemoeatuTevita KemoeatuReza Williams
Kite AfeakiKite Afeaki
CB
Bo Nagahi
Eugene Oates
Offensive Starters
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WR
Steve Savoy
Derrek Richards
LTLGCRGRT
Tavo TupolaDavid DirkmaatJesse BooneChris KemoeatuMakai Aalona
Jason VossEric PettitAndrew JohnsonKyle GuntherDavid Dirkmaat
Steve DahlJason Boone
TE
Blake Burdette
Willie Sao
WR
Travis LaTendresse
Thomas Huff
WR
Paris Warren
Jerome Wright
WR
John Madsen
Jerome Wright
QB
Alex Smith
Brian Johnson
Fano Tagovailoa
RB
Marty Johnson
Quinton Ganther

Season Statistics

2004 Official Stats

Team

UtahOpp
Scoring544234
  Points per Game45.319.5
First Downs305220
  Rushing14590
  Passing136103
  Penalty2427
Rushing yards28331682
  Avg per play5.43.8
  Avg per game236.1140.2
  Rushing touchdowns3619
Passing yards31642439
  Att-Comp-Int344-232-5372-196-16
  Avg per pass9.26.6
  Avg per catch13.612.4
  Avg per game263.7203.2
  Passing touchdowns3311
Total Offense59974121
  Avg per Play6.95.1
  Avg per Game499.8343.2
Fumbles-Lost22-919-13
Penalties-Yards88-76580-693
  Avg per Game63.857.8
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards45-187870-2727
  Avg per Punt41.739.0
Time of Possession/Game31:1428:46
3rd Down Conversions80-15362-177
4th Down Conversions9-1715-25
Touchdowns Scored7532
Field Goals-Attempts7-74-11
PAT-Attempts71-7530-30
Attendance264670167479
  Games/Avg per Game6-441125-33496
  Neutral Site1-73519

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Individual Leaders

Passing
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
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
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
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
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

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After the season

NFL Draft

Utah had five players taken in the 2005 NFL Draft:[3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Alex SmithQuarterback11San Francisco 49ers
Sione PouhaDefensive tackle388New York Jets
Chris KemoeatuOffensive guard6204Pittsburgh Steelers
Paris WarrenWide receiver7225Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jonathan FaneneDefensive end7233Cincinnati Bengals

Awards

National

Conference

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2004 Season Year in Review" (PDF). Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft History 2005". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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