2004 Baylor Bears football team

The 2004 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Guy Morriss.

2004 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set[1]
Defensive coordinator	Bill Bradley (1st season)
Base defense	4–2[1]
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North 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
South 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	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama		L 14–56	21,080
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 24–17	28,533
September 25	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 37–14	33,619	[2]
October 2	11:30 a.m.	at No. 5 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	PPV	L 14–44	82,626
October 9	9:00 p.m.	Missouri	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	L 10–30	22,652
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 27–59	77,881
October 23	2:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 25–26	25,249
October 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		W 35–34 OT	41,283
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 17–42	53,121
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 21–49	43,261
November 20	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	L 0–35	32,182
*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. "2004 Baylor Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2024.
2. "Late sack lifts shaky Bears". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 12, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Results/News Releases". Baylor Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2012.