The 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. This was Nebraska's first losing season since 1961.
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 (I-AA) Western Illinois* | | PPV | W 56–17 | 77,471 | [1] |
| September 11 | 11:00 am | Southern Miss* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
| ABC | L 17–21 | 77,887 | |
| September 18 | 11:00 am | at Pittsburgh* | | ABC | W 24–17 | 40,133 | |
| October 2 | 6:10 pm | Kansas | - Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
| PPV | W 14–8 | 77,637 | |
| October 9 | 6:10 pm | at Texas Tech | | TBS | L 10–70 | 52,954 | |
| October 16 | 1:05 pm | Baylor | - Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
| | W 59–27 | 77,881 | |
| October 23 | 1:10 pm | at Kansas State | | | L 21–45 | 52,234 | |
| October 30 | 11:00 am | Missouri | - Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
| FSN | W 24–3 | 77,616 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | | | L 27–34 | 45,022 | |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Oklahoma | | FSN | L 3–30 | 84,916 | |
| 11:00 am | Colorado | - Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
| ABC | L 20–26 | 77,661 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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| 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster |
| Players |
Coaches |
Offense
| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
|---|
| QB |
7 |
Jordan Adams |
So |
| WR |
27 |
Willie Amos |
Sr |
| G |
71 |
Jake Andersen |
Sr |
| OL |
65 |
Greg Austin |
So |
| WR |
38 |
Brandon Biodrowski |
Sr |
| WR |
19 |
Andy Birkel |
So |
| OL |
59 |
Brett Byford |
RFr |
| OL |
62 |
Andy Christensen |
Fr |
| QB |
12 |
Joe Dailey (C) |
So |
| QB |
15 |
Beau Davis |
Fr |
| OT |
67 |
Darren DeLone |
Sr |
| WR |
26 |
Dan Erickson |
RFr |
| OL |
78 |
Mike Erickson |
Sr |
| OT |
77 |
Seppo Evwaraye |
Jr |
| WR |
28 |
Isaiah Fluellen |
So |
| OL |
79 |
Cornealius Fuamatu-Thomas |
Jr |
| QB |
13 |
Joe Ganz |
Fr |
| QB |
17 |
Garth Glissman |
Jr |
| QB |
6 |
Ryan Goodman |
Fr |
| IB |
30 |
Tierre Green |
RFr |
| OL |
73 |
Jared Helming |
Jr |
| TE |
11 |
Matt Herian |
Jr |
| TE |
42 |
Sean Hill |
RFr |
| IB |
9 |
David Horne |
Jr |
| OL |
61 |
Mike Huff |
Fr |
| RB |
32 |
Brandon Jackson |
Fr |
| WR |
31 |
Joel Jackson |
Sr |
| TE |
47 |
Dusty Keiser |
Sr |
| WR |
89 |
Tyler Kenney |
So |
| G |
75 |
Brandon Koch |
Jr |
| FB |
45 |
Steve Kriewald |
Sr |
| IB |
36 |
Thomas Lawson |
Fr |
| WR |
10 |
Mark LeFlore |
Jr |
| OL |
74 |
Newton Lingenfelter |
So |
| OL |
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Chris Loos |
|
| OL |
64 |
Kurt Mann |
So |
| WR |
5 |
Shamus McKoy |
Jr |
| WR |
18 |
Mike McLaughlin |
Jr |
| FB |
33 |
Grant Miller |
So |
| QB |
8 |
Zach Miller |
RFr |
| TE |
81 |
Josh Mueller |
RFr |
| WR |
84 |
Grant Mulkey |
So |
| OL |
76 |
Lydon Murtha |
Fr |
| WR |
83 |
Terrence Nunn |
Fr |
| WR |
24 |
Jack O'Holleran |
Sr |
| WR |
80 |
Santino Panico |
Fr |
| OL |
54 |
Chris Patrick |
RFr |
| WR |
21 |
Todd Peterson |
Fr |
| TE |
85 |
J.B. Phillips |
RFr |
| OL |
56 |
Gary Pike |
Jr |
| WR |
2 |
Ross Pilkington (C) |
Jr |
| IB |
25 |
Kade Pittman |
RFr |
| OL |
69 |
Nick Povendo |
Sr |
| IB |
4 |
Cory Ross |
Jr |
| IB |
37 |
Mike Sampogna |
Fr |
| TE |
48 |
Andy Sand |
RFr |
| WR |
14 |
Matt Schroeder |
Jr |
| TE |
83 |
Chris Septak |
Sr |
| TE |
88 |
Clayton Sievers |
Fr |
| QB |
16 |
Mike Stuntz |
Jr |
| WR |
87 |
Nate Swift |
Fr |
| OL |
57 |
Cory Timm |
So |
| FB |
41 |
Dane Todd |
So |
| WR |
20 |
Kiffin Wigert |
Sr |
| WR |
3 |
Ben Zajicek |
Sr |
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Special teams
| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
|---|
| PK |
22 |
Sandro DeAngelis |
Sr |
| PK |
27 |
David Dyches |
So |
| P |
90 |
Tyler Kester |
RFr |
| P |
37 |
Sam Koch |
Jr |
| PK |
91 |
Eric Lueshen |
RFr |
| PK |
92 |
Jared Nielsen |
RFr |
| LS |
94 |
Jake Peetz |
RFr |
| P |
97 |
Dan Titchener |
Fr |
| PK |
98 |
Jake Wesch |
Fr |
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- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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Depth chart
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| FS
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| Josh Bullocks
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Shane Siegel
Andrew Shanle
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| WILL
| MIKE
| SAM
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| Chad Sievers
| Barrett Ruud
| Stewart Bradley
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| Mark Brungardt
| Ira Cooper
| Bo Ruud
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| SS
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| Daniel Bullocks
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| Blake Tiedtke
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| CB
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| Fabian Washington
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| Cortney Grixby
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| DE
| DT
| DT
| DE
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| Benard Thomas
| Le Kevin Smith
| Titus Adams
| Adam Carriker
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| Jay Moore
| Jeff McBride
| Brandon Teamer
| Wali Muhammad
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| CB
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| Lornell McPherson
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| Kellen Huston
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Offense
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| WR
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| Ross Pilkington
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Mark LeFlore
Isaiah Fluellen
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| LT
| LG
| C
| RG
| RT
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| Mike Erickson
| Brandon Koch
| Kurt Mann
| Jake Andersen
| Seppo Evwarye
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| Darren DeLone
| Greg Austin
| Gary Pike
| Jared Helming
| Nick Povendo
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| TE
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Matt Herian
Dusty Keiser
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| J.B Phillips
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| WR
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| Terrence Nunn
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| Grant Mulkey
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| QB
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| Joe Dailey
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| Ryan Goodman
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| RB
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| Cory Ross
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| Brandon Jackson
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| Tierre Green
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| FB
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| Steve Kriewald
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| Dana Todd
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Western Illinois
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Western Illinois at Nebraska [box score]
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Southern Miss
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Southern Miss at Nebraska [box score]
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Pittsburgh
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Nebraska at Pittsburgh [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska |
10 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
| Pittsburgh |
7 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
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Kansas
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Kansas at Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas |
2 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
8 |
| • Nebraska |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
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Texas Tech
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Nebraska at Texas Tech [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
10 |
| • Texas Tech |
7 |
14 | 21 | 28 |
70 |
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Baylor
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Baylor at Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor |
3 |
0 | 21 | 3 |
27 |
| • Nebraska |
7 |
24 | 7 | 21 |
59 |
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Kansas State
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Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]
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Missouri
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Missouri at Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
| • Nebraska |
3 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 1 | 11:14 | NEB | Sandro DeAngelis 41 yard field goal | NEB 3-0 |
| | 2 | 14:46 | MIZZ | Joe Tantarelli 39 yard field goal | Tied 3-3 |
| | 2 | 9:42 | NEB | Adam Ickes 16 yard blocked punt return (Sandro DeAngelis kick) | NEB 10-3 |
| | 3 | 1:34 | NEB | Cory Ross 15 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick) | NEB 17-3 |
| | 4 | 2:56 | NEB | Cory Ross 86 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick) | NEB 24-3 |
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Iowa State
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Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
7 | 13 | 7 |
27 |
| • Iowa State |
10 |
14 | 10 | 0 |
34 |
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Oklahoma
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Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 |
| • Oklahoma |
3 |
20 | 7 | 0 |
30 |
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Colorado
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Colorado at Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colorado |
10 |
10 | 6 | 0 |
26 |
| Nebraska |
0 |
7 | 0 | 13 |
20 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Nebraska finished tied for 3rd place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 7th conference-wide, with a final record of 5-6 (3-5), its first losing season since 1961. Head Coach Bill Callahan's overall career record was established at 5-6 (.455) and 3-5 (.375) in conference. Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1968, ending their consecutive bowl streak at 35.
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NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2004 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[4]
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