Gopher Football 2004 Season

2004 Schedule Date Opponent W/L Score 09/04/2004 Toledo (9-4) W 63-21 09/11/2004 Illinois State W 37-21 09/18/2004 @ Colorado State (4-7) W 34-16 09/25/2004 Northwestern (6-6) W 43-17 10/02/2004 Penn State (4-7) W 16-7 10/09/2004 @ Michigan (9-3) L 24-27 10/16/2004 @ Michigan State (5-7) L 17-51 10/23/2004 Homecoming Illinois (3-8) W 45-0 10/30/2004 @ Indiana (3-8) L 21-30 11/06/2004 @ Wisconsin (9-3) L 14-38 11/13/2004 Iowa (10-2) L 27-29 12/31/2004 Music City Bowl vs. Alabama (6-6) W 20-16

2004 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Michigan 7 1 .875 9 3 .750 Iowa 7 1 .875 10 2 .833 Wisconsin 6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Northwestern 5 3 .625 6 6 .500 Ohio State 4 4 .500 8 4 .667 Purdue 4 4 .500 7 5 .583 Michigan State 4 4 .500 5 7 .417 Minnesota 3 5 .375 7 5 .583 Penn State 2 6 .250 4 7 .364 Illinois 1 7 .125 3 8 .273 Indiana 1 7 .125 3 8 .273

Season notes:

Coached by Glen Mason (8th season).

Team Roster:

By Name

By Number

By Position

By Eligibility

2004 Poll Results

Associated Press

ESPN/USA Today

1. USC (62) 13-0 1,622 2. Auburn (3) 13-0 1,559 3. Oklahoma 12-1 1,454 4. Utah 12-0 1,438 5. Texas 11-1 1,391 6. Louisville 11-1 1,261 7. Georgia 10-2 1,204 8. Iowa 10-2 1,111 9. California 10-2 1,060 10. Virginia Tech 10-3 996 11. Miami (FL) 9-3 917 12. Boise State 11-1 888 13. Tennessee 10-3 868 14. Michigan 9-3 842 15. Florida State 9-3 754 16. Louisiana State 9-3 711 17. Wisconsin 9-3 482 18. Texas Tech 8-4 476 19. Arizona State 9-3 463 20. Ohio State 8-4 423 21. Boston College 9-3 314 22. Fresno State 9-3 203 23. Virginia 8-4 157 24. Navy 10-2 126 25. Pittsburgh 8-4 99

1. USC (61) 13-0 1,525 2. Auburn 13-0 1,460 3. Oklahoma 12-1 1,366 4. Texas 11-1 1,324 5. Utah 12-0 1,300 6. Georgia 10-2 1,191 7. Louisville 11-1 1,166 8. Iowa 10-2 1,022 9. California 10-2 937 10. Virginia Tech 10-3 906 11. Miami (FL) 9-3 903 12. Michigan 9-3 802 13. Boise State 11-1 792 14. Florida State 9-3 776 15. Tennessee 10-3 771 16. Louisiana State 9-3 693 17. Texas Tech 8-4 478 18. Wisconsin 9-3 449 19. Ohio State 8-4 430 20. Arizona State 9-3 377 21. Boston College 9-3 245 22. Fresno State 9-3 206 23. Virginia 8-4 157 24. Navy 10-2 129 25. Florida 7-5 101

2004 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl by Citi - 01/01/2005 Texas 38, Michigan 37 Capital One Bowl - 01/01/2005 Iowa 30, Louisiana State 25 Outback Bowl - 01/01/2005 Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21 Mastercard Alamo Bowl - 12/29/2004 Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 Vitalis Sun Bowl - 12/31/2004 Arizona State 27, Purdue 23 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - 12/31/2004 Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 Previous season (2003) Next season (2005) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

2004 Season Bowl Results FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/04/2005 USC 55, Oklahoma 19 Nokia Sugar Bowl - 01/03/2005 Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 01/01/2005 Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7 Toyota Gator Bowl - 01/01/2005 Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 SBC Cotton Bowl - 01/01/2005 Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - 12/31/2004 Miami (FL) 27, Florida 10 AutoZone Liberty Bowl - 12/31/2004 Louisville 44, Boise State 40 Independence Bowl - 12/31/2004 Iowa State 17, Miami (OH) 13 Emerald Bowl - 12/30/2004 Navy 34, New Mexico 19 EV1.net Houston Bowl - 12/29/2004 Colorado 33, Texas-El Paso 28 Silicon Valley Football Classic - 12/30/2004 Northern Illinois 34, Troy 21 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - 12/30/2004 Texas Tech 45, California 31 Continental Tire Bowl - 12/30/2004 Boston College 37, North Carolina 24 Insight Bowl - 12/28/2004 Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - 12/24/2004 Hawaii 59, Alabama-Birmingham 40 Pioneer Pure Vision Las Vegas Bowl - 12/23/2004 Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl - 12/23/2004 Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 GMAC Bowl - 12/22/2004 Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35 Wyndham New Orleans Bowl - 12/14/2004 Southern Mississippi 31, North Texas 10 Motor City Bowl - 12/27/2004 Connecticut 39, Toldeo 10 Champs Sports Bowl - 12/21/2004 Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14 MPC Computers Bowl - 12/27/2004 Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT)