2004 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2004 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Brady Hoke and played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

2004 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2004 record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Miami 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2 Boston College* L 11–19 23,718
September 11 at No. 25 Purdue* L 7–59 64,323
September 18 at Missouri* L 0–48 57,279
September 25 Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 41–14 17,710
October 2 at Toledo L 14–52 21,933
October 9 Eastern Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 24–31 14,612
October 16 at Bowling Green L 13–51 16,669
October 23 at Akron L 23–35 7,826
October 30 Northern Illinois
L 31–38 OT 10,149
November 13 UCF
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 21–17 5,309
November 20 at Central Michigan L 40–41 10,169
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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