Northwestern
B10 · 2004 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
2004 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  TCUH2H |  USA | 5–6 | L 45–48 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 21–30 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 4–7 | W 20–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 7–5 | L 17–43 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 33–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 31–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 12–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 13–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 14–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 20–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 28–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 8–5 | L 41–49 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Ohio State +8
- Purdue +7
- Kansas +4
- Penn State +4
- Indiana +3
- Illinois +3
- Arizona State -3
- Wisconsin -3
- Michigan -3
- Minnesota -5
- Hawai'i -5
- TCU -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.