2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

American college football season

2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Fort Worth Bowl champion
Fort Worth Bowl, W 32–14 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Narduzzi (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons← 2003 2005 →

2004 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Louisville $	8	–	0	11	–	1
Memphis	5	–	3	8	–	4
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	5
Cincinnati	5	–	3	7	–	5
UAB	5	–	3	7	–	5
TCU	3	–	5	5	–	6
Tulane	3	–	5	5	–	6
South Florida	3	–	5	4	–	7
Houston	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Carolina	2	–	6	2	–	9
Army	2	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Mark Dantonio, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. This was the Bearcats last season in Conference USA as they became members of the Big East Conference after the academic year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 pm	at No. 9 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 6–27	104,604
September 11	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		W 45–26	30,368
September 18	12:00 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 7–19	32,893
September 25	7:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–19	29,332
October 2	7:00 pm	UAB	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 27–30	21,053
October 9	1:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 29–48	31,144
October 23	7:00 pm	Memphis	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	ESPNGP	W 49–10	15,092
October 30	3:00 pm	TCU	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 21–10	20,453
November 6	3:00 pm	No. 21 Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 52–24	30,690
November 20	3:30 pm	South Florida	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	W 45–23	19,309
November 27	2:30 pm	at No. 7 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	L 7–70	37,617
December 23	6:30 pm	vs. Marshall*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	W 32–14	27,902
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Memphis UCF West Virginia Xavier
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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