2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Music City Bowl Champions
Music City Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2004 record	7–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 64,172)

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

The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the college football season of 2004–2005. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis Minnesota.

Previous season

2003 was the seventh season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to an 10–3 record and an appearance in the Sun Bowl. It was the first time since 1905 the Gophers had won 10 games in a season.

Polls

The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final Coaches' Poll or AP Poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	8:00 PM	Toledo*	#25	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 63–21	45,144^[1]
September 11	2:30 PM	Illinois State*	#22	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 37–21	34,006^[2]
September 18	9:00 PM	at Colorado State*	#22	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 34–16	33,501^[3]
September 25	8:00 PM	Northwestern	#19	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 43–17	44,657^[4]
October 2	7:00 PM ^[5]	Penn State	#18	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 16–7	50,386^[6]
October 9	11:00 AM	at #14 Michigan	#13	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	L 24–27	111,518^[7]
October 15	11:00 AM	at Michigan State	#19	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 17–51	72,383^[8]
October 23	1:00 PM	Illinois		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 45–0	46,526^[9]
October 30	12:00 PM	at Indiana	#24	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 21–30	22,282^[10]
November 6	2:30 PM	at #5 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ABC	L 14–38	83,069^[11]
November 13	11:00 AM	#19 Iowa		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN	L 27–29	64,719^[12]
December 31	11:00 AM	vs. Alabama*		The Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–16	66,089^[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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