2004 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONUSC13–0 overall
HEISMANMatt LeinartUSC · QB
BEST QBJason WhiteOklahoma · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKAlex SmithUtah · San Francisco 49ers, 2005 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 4, 2005ORANGE BOWLUSC 55, Oklahoma 19
Jan 3, 2005SUGAR BOWLAuburn 16, Virginia Tech 13
Jan 1, 2005FIESTA BOWLUtah 35, Pittsburgh 7
Jan 1, 2005ROSE BOWLTexas 38, Michigan 37
Jan 1, 2005COTTON BOWLTennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
Dec 31, 2004Peach BowlMiami 27, Florida 10

2004 STANDINGS

19 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Virginia Tech finished atop the 2004 ACC standings at 7–2 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech7–210–3AUB 16–13 VT
Florida State7–29–3FSU 30–18 WVU
Miami7–39–3MIA 27–10 FLA
North Carolina6–56–6BC 37–24 UNC
Virginia5–38–4FRES 37–34 UVA
NC State5–65–6–
Georgia Tech4–47–5GT 51–14 SYR
Clemson4–46–5–
Maryland3–55–6–
Wake Forest2–74–7–
Duke1–72–9–

ATLANTIC 10

James Madison finished atop the 2004 Atlantic 10 standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison6–19–2
Delaware6–28–3
Massachusetts4–44–6

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2004 Big 12 standings at 9–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma9–012–1USC 55–19 OU
Texas7–111–1TEX 38–37 MICH
Texas Tech5–38–4TTU 45–31 CAL
Texas A&M5–37–5TENN 38–7 TA&M
Colorado4–58–5COLO 33–28 UTEP
Iowa State4–47–5ISU 17–13 M-OH
Oklahoma State4–47–5OSU 33–7 OKST
Nebraska3–55–6–
Missouri3–55–6–
Kansas2–64–7–
Kansas State2–64–7–
Baylor1–73–8–

BIG EAST

Boston College finished atop the 2004 Big East standings at 4–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boston College4–29–3BC 37–24 UNC
West Virginia4–28–4FSU 30–18 WVU
Pittsburgh4–28–4UTAH 35–7 PITT
Syracuse4–26–6GT 51–14 SYR
UConn3–38–4CONN 39–10 TOL
Rutgers1–54–7–
Temple1–52–9–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2004 Big Sky standings at 2–5 in conference play (3–8 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State2–53–8

BIG SOUTH

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2004 Big South standings at 4–0 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Coastal Carolina4–09–1
Liberty3–15–5

BIG TEN

Michigan finished atop the 2004 Big Ten standings at 8–1 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan8–19–3TEX 38–37 MICH
Wisconsin8–29–3UGA 24–21 WIS
Iowa7–210–2IOWA 30–25 LSU
Ohio State6–48–4OSU 33–7 OKST
Northwestern5–56–6–
Purdue4–57–5ASU 27–23 PUR
Minnesota4–57–5MINN 20–16 ALA
Michigan State4–45–7–
Penn State2–64–7–
Indiana2–73–8–
Illinois1–83–8–

CUSA

Louisville finished atop the 2004 CUSA standings at 9–1 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Louisville9–111–1LOU 44–40 BOIS
Memphis5–38–4BGSU 52–35 MEM
Southern Miss5–47–5USM 31–10 UNT
Cincinnati5–47–5CIN 32–14 MRSH
UAB5–47–5HAW 59–40 UAB
TCU4–55–6–
Tulane3–55–6–
South Florida3–54–7–
Houston3–63–8–
Army2–72–9–
East Carolina2–82–9–

GREAT WEST

North Dakota State finished atop the 2004 Great West standings at 4–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State0–04–2

MAC

Toledo finished atop the 2004 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (9–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Toledo8–19–4CONN 39–10 TOL
Northern Illinois7–19–3NIU 34–21 TROY
Miami (OH)7–28–5ISU 17–13 M-OH
Bowling Green6–29–3BGSU 52–35 MEM
Marshall6–26–6CIN 32–14 MRSH
Akron6–26–5–
Kent State4–45–6–
Eastern Michigan4–44–7–
Central Michigan3–54–7–
Ohio2–64–7–
Buffalo2–62–9–
Ball State2–62–9–
Western Michigan0–81–10–
UCF0–80–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah finished atop the 2004 Mountain West standings at 9–0 in conference play (12–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah9–012–0UTAH 35–7 PITT
New Mexico5–47–5NAVY 34–19 UNM
Wyoming4–47–5WYO 24–21 UCLA
Air Force4–55–6–
BYU4–55–6–
Colorado State3–64–7–
San Diego State2–74–7–
UNLV1–72–9–

MVFC

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2004 MVFC standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Western Kentucky6–110–3
Missouri State3–45–5

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2004 OVC standings at 7–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State7–19–2

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2004 Pacific 10 standings at 11–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC11–013–0USC 55–19 OU
California9–110–2TTU 45–31 CAL
Arizona State8–39–3ASU 27–23 PUR
Oregon State6–37–5ORST 38–21 ND
UCLA6–56–6WYO 24–21 UCLA
Washington State4–55–6–
Oregon4–55–6–
Stanford3–64–7–
Arizona2–83–8–
Washington0–81–10–

SEC

Auburn finished atop the 2004 SEC standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Auburn9–013–0AUB 16–13 VT
Tennessee7–210–3TENN 38–7 TA&M
Georgia6–210–2UGA 24–21 WIS
LSU6–29–3IOWA 30–25 LSU
Florida4–47–5MIA 27–10 FLA
South Carolina4–46–5–
Alabama3–56–6MINN 20–16 ALA
Arkansas3–55–6–
Ole Miss3–54–7–
Mississippi State2–63–8–
Vanderbilt1–72–9–
Kentucky1–72–9–

SOCON

Georgia Southern finished atop the 2004 SoCon standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Georgia Southern6–110–3
App State4–36–5

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2004 Southland standings at 4–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston4–110–2
Texas State3–25–7

SUN BELT

North Texas finished atop the 2004 Sun Belt standings at 7–0 in conference play (7–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Texas7–07–5USM 31–10 UNT
Troy4–27–5NIU 34–21 TROY
Middle Tennessee4–45–6–
New Mexico State3–25–6–
UL Monroe3–35–6–
Arkansas State3–43–8–
Louisiana2–54–7–
Utah State2–53–8–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2004 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–011–1LOU 44–40 BOIS
UTEP6–28–4COLO 33–28 UTEP
Fresno State5–39–3FRES 37–34 UVA
Louisiana Tech5–36–6–
Hawai'i4–48–5HAW 59–40 UAB
Nevada3–55–7–
Tulsa3–54–8–
SMU3–53–8–
Rice2–63–8–
San José State1–72–9–

INDEPENDENTS

Florida Atlantic finished atop the 2004 independents at 13–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Florida Atlantic13–3–
Navy9–2NAVY 34–19 UNM
Notre Dame6–6ORST 38–21 ND
Florida International6–10–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

22 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 2005CAPITAL ONE BOWLIowa 30, LSU 25
Jan 1, 2005GATOR BOWLFlorida State 30, West Virginia 18
Jan 1, 2005OUTBACK BOWLGeorgia 24, Wisconsin 21
Dec 31, 2004Postseason gameLouisville 44, Boise State 40
Dec 31, 2004Postseason gameArizona State 27, Purdue 23
Dec 31, 2004Postseason gameMinnesota 20, Alabama 16
Dec 30, 2004Postseason gameNorthern Illinois 34, Troy 21
Dec 30, 2004Postseason gameTexas Tech 45, California 31
Dec 30, 2004Postseason gameNavy 34, New Mexico 19
Dec 30, 2004Postseason gameBoston College 37, North Carolina 24
Dec 29, 2004Postseason gameOhio State 33, Oklahoma State 7
Dec 29, 2004Postseason gameColorado 33, UTEP 28
Dec 29, 2004Postseason gameOregon State 38, Notre Dame 21
Dec 28, 2004Postseason gameIowa State 17, Miami (OH) 13
Dec 27, 2004Postseason gameUConn 39, Toledo 10
Dec 27, 2004Postseason gameFresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT)
Dec 24, 2004Postseason gameHawai'i 59, UAB 40
Dec 24, 2004Postseason gameWyoming 24, UCLA 21
Dec 23, 2004Postseason gameCincinnati 32, Marshall 14
Dec 22, 2004Postseason gameBowling Green 52, Memphis 35
Dec 21, 2004Postseason gameGeorgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14
Dec 14, 2004Postseason gameSouthern Miss 31, North Texas 10