2004 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2004 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Dan McCarney and defeated Miami (OH) in the Independence Bowl 17–13.

2004 Iowa State Cyclones football
Big 12 North co-champion Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 17–13 vs Miami (OH)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (9th season)
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium (Capacity: 45,814)
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Texas  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 23–0	42,865
September 11	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN+	L 10–17	70,397
September 18	11:30 a.m.	Northern Illinois*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 48–41	39,902
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 7–36	47,554
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	PPV	L 3–34	44,307
October 16	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 14–19	44,285
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 26–25	25,249
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 13–7	36,384
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 34–27	45,022
November 20	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FSN	W 37–23	44,829
November 27	Noon	Missouri	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)	ABC	L 14–17 ^OT	40,626
December 28	5:30 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH)*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–13	43,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Football-Archives 2004". Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2012.