2004 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2004 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as members of the Mid-American Conference in the West Division. The team was coached by Gary Darnell, who was fired after the end of the season, and played their home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

2004 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Darnell (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (5th season)
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 pm	Tennessee–Martin*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 42–0	21,643
September 11	1:00 pm	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 0–63	65,115
September 18	2:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 27–30	51,452
September 25	8:00 pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 14–41	17,710
October 9	6:00 pm	Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 33–59	17,421
October 16	12:30 pm	Eastern Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	CL	L 31–35	14,488
October 23	3:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN Plus	L 38–59	14,461
October 30	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)		L 21–24 OT	19,369	[1]
November 6	1:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN Plus	L 0–52	18,439
November 13	3:30 pm	Miami (OH)	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CL	L 21–42	11,970
November 20	4:30 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 21–31	19,803
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Central kicks Western in OT". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 2004. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.