2004 Utah Utes football team

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.

2004 Utah Utes football
Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–7 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
2004 record12–0 (7–0 MW)
Head coachUrban Meyer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Sanford (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (10th season)
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
2004 Mountain West Conference 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).

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:30 PMTexas A&M*No. 20
ESPNW 41–2145,419
September 118:00 PMat Arizona*No. 17
KJZZW 23–652,790
September 185:00 PMat Utah State*No. 15
KJZZW 48–624,750
September 251:00 PMAir ForceNo. 14
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
ESPN+W 49–3544,043
October 16:00 PMat New MexicoNo. 14
ESPN2W 28–740,182
October 168:00 PMNorth Carolina*No. 11
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
KJZZW 46–1645,319
October 235:00 PMUNLVNo. 9
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
KJZZW 63–2840,341
October 307:00 PMat San Diego StateNo. 9
KJZZW 51–2832,683
November 67:45 PMColorado StateNo. 7
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
ESPN2W 63–3144,222
November 135:00 PMat WyomingNo. 7
ABCW 45–2817,074
November 205:00 PMBYUNo. 5
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City (Holy War) (College GameDay)
ESPN2W 52–2145,326
January 16:30 PMvs. No. 19 Pittsburgh*No. 5
ABCW 35–773,519
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings
See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football 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
See also: 2004 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Utes 17 0 6 0 23
Wildcats 3 3 0 0 6
See also: 2004 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah State
1 2 3 4 Total
#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
Falcons 7 7 14 7 35
#14 Utes 0 21 14 14 49
See also: 2004 Air Force Falcons football team

New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Utes 7 0 14 7 28
Lobos 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2004 New Mexico Lobos football team

North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 3 6 0 16
#11 Utes 10 20 7 9 46
See also: 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 7 7 7 28
#9 Utes 28 14 21 0 63
See also: 2004 UNLV Rebels football team

San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Utes 10 24 7 10 51
Aztecs 0 21 0 7 28
See also: 2004 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Colorado State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 7 0 21 31
#7 Utes 21 21 14 7 63
See also: 2004 Colorado State Rams football team

Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Utes 17 14 14 0 45
Cowbys 7 0 7 14 28
See also: 2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team

BYU
See also: 2004 BYU Cougars football team and Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)
BYU at #5 Utah
1 234Total
BYU 0 1470 21
• Utah 7 141714 52
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • 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
Main article: 2005 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
2005 Fiesta Bowl

Depth chart
Defensive Starters
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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
  • 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

See also
  • List of undefeated Division I football teams

References
  1. "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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