Rutgers
BE · 2004 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
2004 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 19–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 | FCS | Unranked | — | L 24–35 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 5–6 | W 29–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 31–41 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 2–9 | W 37–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 16–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 17–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 30–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 10–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 21–54 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 35–41 |
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).
- Michigan State +5
- Kent State +5
- Vanderbilt +2
- Temple +2
- Navy -2
- Boston College -3
- Pittsburgh -4
- West Virginia -4
- UConn -4
- Syracuse -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.