Notre Dame
FBSI · 2004 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
2004 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  BYUH2H |  MWC | 5–6 | L 17–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | W 28–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 31–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 1–10 | W 38–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 16–41 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 23–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 27–9 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 23–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | W 17–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 38–41 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  USCH2H | PAC | 13–0 | L 10–41 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 7–5 | L 21–38 |
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).
- Navy +10
- Tennessee +10
- Michigan +9
- Michigan State +5
- Stanford +4
- Washington +1
- USC 0
- Boston College -3
- Pittsburgh -4
- Purdue -5
- Oregon State -5
- BYU -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.