2004 Miami RedHawks football team

American college football season

2004 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–35 vs. Toledo
Independence Bowl, L 13–17 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner (6th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
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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

The 2004 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner, who resigned after the season to become the head coach at Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 pm	Indiana State*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 49–0	18,022
September 4	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 10–43	110,815
September 11	7:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Bell)		L 26–45	30,368
September 18	2:00 pm	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN+	W 40–20	20,113
September 29	7:00 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 25–33	27,229
October 9	2:00 pm	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 47–27	18,625
October 16	1:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 25–7	6,793
October 23	7:00 pm	Central Florida	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 41–14	8,012
November 2	7:30 pm	Toledo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 23–16	13,940
November 13	3:30 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 42–21	11,970
November 20	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	FSN	W 37–27	17,410
December 2	7:45 pm	vs. Toledo	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 27–35	22,138
December 28	6:30 pm	vs. Iowa State*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–17	43,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Venues	Miami Field (1896–1982) Yager Stadium (1983–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: (Victory Bell) Ohio: Battle of the Bricks
Culture & lore	Swoop "Miami March Song" Miami University Marching Band Cradle of Coaches Confusion Bowl
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024