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2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorGreg Hudson (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Minnesota was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Golden Gophers defeated Alabama. The team played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 pmToledo*No. 25
ESPN2W 63–2145,144
September 112:30 pmIllinois State*No. 22
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN PlusW 37–2134,006[1]
September 189:00 pmat Colorado State*No. 22
ESPN2W 34–1633,501
September 258:00 pmNorthwesternNo. 19
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2W 43–1744,657
October 27:00 pmPenn StateNo. 18
ESPN PlusW 16–750,386[2]
October 911:00 amat No. 14 MichiganNo. 13
ESPNL 24–27111,518
October 1511:00 amat Michigan StateNo. 19
ESPNL 17–5172,383
October 231:00 pmIllinois
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 45–046,526
October 3012:00 pmat IndianaNo. 24
L 21–3022,282
November 62:30 pmat No. 5 Wisconsin
ABCL 14–3883,069
November 1311:00 amNo. 19 Iowa
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
ESPNL 27–2964,719
December 3111:00 amvs. Alabama*
ESPNW 20–1666,089
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 21 Marion Barber III Jr
QB 3 Bryan Cupito So
C 61 Greg Eslinger Jr
WR 2 Paris Hamilton Sr
RB 22 Laurence Maroney So
WR 84 Logan Payne So
RB 29 Amir Pinnix  Fr
WR 88 Micah Rucker  Fr
RB 24 Gary Russell Fr
G 68 Mark Setterstrom Jr
TE 89 Matt Spaeth So
WR 82 Ernie Wheelwright  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 23 Dominique Barber Fr
DT 95 Anthony Montgomery Jr
DE 51 Darrell Reid Sr
DE 91 William VanDeSteeg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Rhys Loyd Sr
LS 44 Robert McGarry IV Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Dave (September 12, 2004). "Gophers win, but Mason disappointed". St. Cloud Times. p. 4D. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
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