2004 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2004 Big Ten Conference football season was the 109th season for the Big Ten Conference.

Standings

2004 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Iowa §   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#14 Michigan †§   7 – 1         9 – 3  
#17 Wisconsin   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3         6 – 6  
#20 Ohio State   4 – 4         8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5         7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7         3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7         3 – 8  
† – BCS representative as conference champion
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score
Dec. 29, 2004 Alamo Bowl Ohio State Oklahoma State 33-7
Dec. 31, 2004 Music City Bowl Minnesota Alabama 20-16
Dec. 31, 2004 Sun Bowl Purdue Arizona State 27-23
Jan. 1, 2005 Outback Bowl Wisconsin Georgia 24-21
Jan. 1, 2005 Capital One Bowl Iowa LSU 30-25
Jan. 1, 2005 Rose Bowl Michigan Texas 38-37

See also