| 2004 Michigan Wolverines football | |||
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| Big Ten Co-Champions | |||
| Rose Bowl, L 38–37 vs. Texas | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
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| Coaches | #12 | ||
| AP | #14 | ||
| 2004 record | 9–3 (7–1 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Lloyd Carr (10th year) | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Terry Malone (3rd year) | ||
| Offensive scheme | Multiple | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Herrmann (8th year) | ||
| Base defense | Multiple | ||
| MVP | Braylon Edwards | ||
| Captain | David Baas | ||
| Captain | Marlin Jackson | ||
| Home stadium | Michigan Stadium | ||
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| #14/12 Michigan †§ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/8 Iowa § | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17/18 Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20/19 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 champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
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The 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2004 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won its second consecutive Big Ten Championship.[1]
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| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 4, 2004 | 12:00 PM | Miami (OH)* | #8/7 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 43–10 | 110,815 | |
| September 11, 2004 | 3:30 PM | at Notre Dame* | #8/7 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 28–20 | 80,795 | |
| September 18, 2004 | 12:00 PM | San Diego State* | #17/17 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 24–21 | 109,432 | |
| September 25, 2004 | 3:30 PM | Iowa | #19/18 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 30–17 | 111,428 | ||
| October 2, 2004 | 3:30 PM | at Indiana | #19/18 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 35–14 | 35,001 | ||
| October 9, 2004 | 12:00 PM | #13/13 Minnesota |
#14/14 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 27–24 | 111,518 | ||
| October 16, 2004 | 12:00 PM | at Illinois | #14/13 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il | W 30–19 | 55,725 | ||
| October 23, 2004 | 2:30 PM | at #12/12 Purdue | #13/11 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ABC | W 16–14 | 65,170 | |
| October 30, 2004 | 3:30 PM | Michigan State | #12/11 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 45–37 3OT | 111,609 | |
| November 13, 2004 | 12:10 PM | Northwestern | #9/9 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 42–20 | 111,347 | ||
| November 20, 2004 | 1:00 PM | at Ohio State | #7/7 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 37–21 | 105,456 | |
| January 1, 2005 | 5:00 PM | vs. #6/5 Texas* | #13/12 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | ABC | L 38–37 | 93,468 | |
| *Non-conference game. |
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Braylon Edwards surpassed Anthony Carter's 22-year-old career conference record of 37 touchdown receptions by totaling 39, which continues to be the conference record.[2] He tied the NCAA record with three 1000-receiving yard seasons.[3]
Mike Hart was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (151.8 yards per conference games and 121.2 yards per game).[4] Braylon Edwards was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion for all games with 8.1 receptions per contest, but Purdue's Taylor Stubblefield won the title for conference games. Edwards swept the yardage titles with 110.8 per game and 108.9 per conference game.[5]
Hart set the current school record for single-season 200-yard games (3), surpassing five predecessors with 2 each.[6] Braylon Edwards set numerous school records: single-season receptions (97), surpassing Marquise Walker's 86 from 2001; single-season receiving yards (1330), surpassing Walker's 1143; career receptions (252), surpassing Walker's 176; career yards (3541) surpassing Anthony Carter's 3076 set in 1982; career touchdown receptions (39), surpassing Carter's 37; consecutive games with a reception (38), surpassing Walker's 32; consecutive 100-yard reception games (4 tying his own record from the prior year), surpassing Desmond Howard, Carter and Marcus Knight who all had 3 in various seasons. Only consecutive 100-yard games has been surpassed (by Mario Manningham in 2007).[7] Chad Henne tied Elvis Grbac's 1991 single-season record of 25 touchdown passes.[8]
The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.[9][10]
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