2004 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2004 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2004 college football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hawkins.
The Broncos finished the season 11–1 and 8–0 in conference (went undefeated 11–0 in the regular season) to win their third straight WAC title and played in the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Louisville 41–44.
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 4 |
Idaho* |
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Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Governor's Trophy) |
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W 65–7 |
30,944 |
| September 10 |
Oregon State* |
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Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
ESPN |
W 53–34 |
30,950 |
| September 18 |
at UTEP |
#23 |
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX |
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W 47–31 |
33,921 |
| September 25 |
BYU* |
#21 |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
ESPN |
W 28–27 |
30,601 |
| October 1 |
SMU |
#21 |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
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W 38–20 |
30,322 |
| October 16 |
at Tulsa |
#18 |
Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
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W 45–42 |
20,817 |
| October 23 |
Fresno State |
#16 |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
ESPN2 |
W 33–16 |
30,623 |
| October 29 |
Hawai'i |
#15 |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
ESPN2 |
W 69–3 |
29,591 |
| November 13 |
at San Jose State |
#13 |
Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA |
ESPN2 |
W 56–49 2OT |
28,867 |
| November 20 |
Louisiana Tech |
#12 |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
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W 55–14 |
30,462 |
| November 27 |
at Nevada |
#10 |
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV |
ESPN |
W 58–21 |
10,151 |
| December 31 |
#8 Louisville |
#10 |
Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 40–44 |
58,355 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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