2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was Glen Mason. It played its home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis Minnesota.
| 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Music City Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 2004 record | 7–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Glen Mason (8th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Hudson (3rd season) |
| Captain | Greg Eslinger, Justin Fraley, Rian Melander, Darrell Reid |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 64,172) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Iowa + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Michigan $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
2003 was the seventh season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to a 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 |
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| September 4 | 8:00 PM | Toledo* | No. 25 | ESPN2 | W 63–21 | 45,144[1] | |
| September 11 | 2:30 PM | Illinois State* | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 37–21 | 34,006[2] |
| September 18 | 9:00 PM | at Colorado State* | No. 22 | ESPN2 | W 34–16 | 33,501[3] | |
| September 25 | 8:00 PM | Northwestern | No. 19 |
| ESPN2 | W 43–17 | 44,657[4] |
| October 2 | 7:00 PM [5] | Penn State | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | W 16–7 | 50,386[6] |
| October 9 | 11:00 AM | at No. 14 Michigan | No. 13 |
| ESPN | L 24–27 | 111,518[7] |
| October 15 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State | No. 19 |
| ESPN | L 17–51 | 72,383[8] |
| October 23 | 1:00 PM | Illinois |
| W 45–0 | 46,526[9] | ||
| October 30 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | No. 24 |
| L 21–30 | 22,282[10] | |
| November 6 | 2:30 PM | at No. 5 Wisconsin |
| ABC | L 14–38 | 83,069[11] | |
| November 13 | 11:00 AM | No. 19 Iowa |
| ESPN | L 27–29 | 64,719[12] | |
| December 31 | 11:00 AM | vs. Alabama* |
| ESPN | W 20–16 | 66,089[13] | |
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Roster
- RB #21 Marion Barber III, Sr.
- C Greg Eslinger
- RB Laurence Maroney
References
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aau.html
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- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aaq.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aap.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aao.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aan.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aam.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aal.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aak.html
- http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/080411aaj.html
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