2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2004 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dunbar (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • John Pickens[1]
  • Luis Castillo
  • Noah Herron
  • Matt Ulrich
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Wisconsin   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3     6 – 6  
No. 20 Ohio State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker. Despite finishing the season bowl eligible and third in the conference standings, the team was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:30 pmat TCU*
ESPN2L 45–48 OT26,843
September 1111:00 amArizona State*
ESPN2L 21–3021,939
September 181:00 pmKansas*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–1724,817
September 2511:00 amat No. 19 Minnesota
ESPN2L 17–4344,657
October 28:00 pmNo. 7 Ohio State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 33–27 OT47,130
October 911:00 amIndiana
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN+W 31–24 2OT22,688
October 2311:00 amat No. 6 Wisconsin
ESPNL 12–2482,468
October 3011:00 amNo. 21 Purduedagger
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPNW 13–1030,312
November 611:00 amat Penn State
ESPN+W 14–7100,353
November 1311:00 amat No. 7 Michigan
ABCL 20–42111,347
November 2011:00 amIllinois
ESPN+W 28–21 OT23,563
November 2711:00 pmat Hawaii*
FSNL 41–4933,846

Roster[edit]

2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Brett Basanez Jr
OL 76 Trai Essex Sr
RB 33 Noah Herron Sr
OL 60 Ikechuku Ndukwe Sr
OL 63 Zach Strief Jr
OL 64 Matt Ulrich Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 Luis Castillo Sr
DT 67 Barry Cofield Jr
S 20 Marquice Cole So
LB 41 Tim McGarigle Jr
LB 38 Nick Roach So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Ohio State[edit]

1 234OTTotal
No. 7 Ohio State 3 77100 27
• Northwestern 3 10776 33
Scoring summary
19:24NorthwesternBrian Huffman 41 yard field goalNorthwestern 3-0
15:09Ohio StMike Nugent 34 yard field goalTie 3-3
213:39NorthwesternNoah Herron 14 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brian Huffman kick)Northwestern 10-3
23:18Ohio StSantonio Holmes 63 yard punt return (Mike Nugent kick)Tie 10-10
2:00NorthwesternBrian Huffman 40 yard field goalNorthwestern 13-10
311:35NorthwesternMark Philmore 27 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brian Huffman kick)Northwestern 20-10
33:55Ohio StLydell Ross 2 yard run (Mike Nugent kick)Northwestern 20-17
414:45NorthwesternNoah Herron 1 yard run (Brian Huffman kick)Northwestern 27-17
48:46Ohio StMike Nugent 46 yard field goalNorthwestern 27-20
41:54Ohio StSantonio Holmes 21 yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)Tie 27-27
OTNorthwesternNoah Herron 1 yard runNorthwestern 33-27

Purdue[edit]

1 234Total
No. 21 Purdue 10 000 10
• Northwestern 7 006 13
Scoring summary
19:08NWTerrell Jordan 14 yard run (Brian Huffman kick)Northwestern 7–0
18:03PURBen Jones 23 yard field goalNorthwestern 7–3
11:03PURDorien Bryant 12 yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)Purdue 10–7
4:38NWNoah Herron 3 yard run (kick failed)Northwestern 13–10

[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Herron Saves Northwestern with Last-Minute TD". ESPN. October 30, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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