2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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2004
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Colorado xy   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa State x   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Kansas State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Texas  %   7 – 1     11 – 1  
Texas A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Oklahoma State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Baylor   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. This was Nebraska's first losing season since 1961.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmNo. 12 (I-AA) Western Illinois*
PPVW 56–1777,471[1]
September 1111:00 am
ABC
L 17–2177,887
September 1811:00 amat
Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
    		• ABCW 24–1740,133
    October 26:10 pmKansas
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
    		PPVW 14–877,637
    October 96:10 pmat
    TBS
    		L 10–7052,954
    October 161:05 pmBaylor
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		W 59–2777,881
    October 231:10 pmat Kansas State
    		L 21–4552,234
    October 3011:00 amMissouridagger
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
    		FSNW 24–377,616
    November 61:00 pmat Iowa State
    		L 27–3445,022
    November 136:00 pmat No. 2 Oklahoma
    		FSNL 3–3084,916
    November 2611:00 amColorado
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
    		ABCL 20–2677,661
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [2]

    Roster and coaching staff

    2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 7 Jordan Adams So
    WR 27 Willie Amos Sr
    G 71 Jake Andersen Sr
    OL 65 Greg Austin So
    WR 38 Brandon Biodrowski Sr
    WR 19 Andy Birkel So
    OL 59 Brett Byford RFr
    OL 62 Andy Christensen Fr
    QB 12 Joe Dailey (C) So
    QB 15 Beau Davis Fr
    OT 67 Darren DeLone Sr
    WR 26 Dan Erickson RFr
    OL 78 Mike Erickson Sr
    OT 77 Seppo Evwaraye Jr
    WR 28 Isaiah Fluellen So
    OL 79 Cornealius Fuamatu-Thomas Jr
    QB 13 Joe Ganz Fr
    QB 17 Garth Glissman Jr
    QB 6 Ryan Goodman Fr
    IB 30 Tierre Green RFr
    OL 73 Jared Helming Jr
    TE 11 Matt Herian Jr
    TE 42 Sean Hill RFr
    IB 9 David Horne Jr
    OL 61 Mike Huff Fr
    RB 32 Brandon Jackson Fr
    WR 31 Joel Jackson Sr
    TE 47 Dusty Keiser Sr
    WR 89 Tyler Kenney So
    G 75 Brandon Koch Jr
    FB 45 Steve Kriewald Sr
    IB 36 Thomas Lawson Fr
    WR 10 Mark LeFlore Jr
    OL 74 Newton Lingenfelter So
    OL Chris Loos
    OL 64 Kurt Mann So
    WR 5 Shamus McKoy Jr
    WR 18 Mike McLaughlin Jr
    FB 33 Grant Miller So
    QB 8 Zach Miller RFr
    TE 81 Josh Mueller RFr
    WR 84 Grant Mulkey So
    OL 76 Lydon Murtha Fr
    WR 83 Terrence Nunn Fr
    WR 24 Jack O'Holleran Sr
    WR 80 Santino Panico Fr
    OL 54 Chris Patrick RFr
    WR 21 Todd Peterson Fr
    TE 85 J.B. Phillips RFr
    OL 56 Gary Pike Jr
    WR 2 Ross Pilkington (C) Jr
    IB 25 Kade Pittman RFr
    OL 69 Nick Povendo Sr
    IB 4 Cory Ross Jr
    IB 37 Mike Sampogna Fr
    TE 48 Andy Sand RFr
    WR 14 Matt Schroeder Jr
    TE 83 Chris Septak Sr
    TE 88 Clayton Sievers Fr
    QB 16 Mike Stuntz Jr
    WR 87 Nate Swift Fr
    OL 57 Cory Timm So
    FB 41 Dane Todd So
    WR 20 Kiffin Wigert Sr
    WR 3 Ben Zajicek Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 96 Titus Adams Jr
    CB 16 Cole Biodrowski Jr
    DE 48 Adam Blankenship Fr
    SLB 34 Stewart Bradley So
    LB 40 Lance Brandenburgh Fr
    CB 21 Titus Brothers RFr
    DT 65 Chris Bryant So
    SS 14 Daniel Bullocks Jr
    FS 20 Josh Bullocks (C) Jr
    FS 36 Dan Burrow Sr
    DE 90 Adam Carriker So
    LB 11 Ira Cooper Sr
    CB 6 Donald DeFrand Jr
    SS 46 Ben Eisenhart RFr
    FS 15 Tyler Fisher Jr
    SS 18 Travis Gingery RFr
    DT 99 Brandon Greeson So
    DB 26 Cortney Grixby Fr
    CB 29 Kellen Huston Sr
    LB 49 Adam Ickes Jr
    DT 95 Nathan Krug Jr
    CB 35 Chris LeFlore RFr
    LB 52 Tyler Lueck Fr
    DE 89 Kevin Luhrs RFr
    DT 50 Jeff McBride Sr
    LB 13 Corey McKeon RFr
    CB 1 Lornell McPherson Sr
    DE 44 Jay Moore So
    DE 55 Wali Muhammad Jr
    DT 58 Danny Muy Fr
    DE 56 Trevor Neemann RFr
    DT 63 Matt O'Shea Jr
    DE 86 Andy Poulosky RFr
    LB 53 Mitch Reeves So
    DE 85 Thomas Rice RFr
    SS 24 Brandon Rigoni So
    CB 30 Joey Robison Jr
    LB 51 Bo Ruud RFr
    LB 38 Barrett Ruud (C) Sr
    FS 8 Andrew Shanle So
    SS 23 Shane Siegel Jr
    LB 54 Chad Sievers Sr
    DT 66 Le Kevin Smith Jr
    DE 43 Ty Steinkuhler Fr
    DT 74 Brandon Teamer So
    DE 5 Benard Thomas Sr
    SS 25 Blake Tiedtke Jr
    CB 3 Fabian Washington Jr
    LB 91 Tyler Wortman Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 22 Sandro DeAngelis Sr
    PK 27 David Dyches So
    P
    		 90 Tyler Kester RFr
    P
    		 37 Sam Koch Jr
    PK 91 Eric Lueshen RFr
    PK 92 Jared Nielsen RFr
    LS 94 Jake Peetz RFr
    P
    		 97 Dan Titchener Fr
    PK 98 Jake Wesch Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Jay Norvell
         1st season as OC/QB coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Iowa
    • Kevin Cosgrove
         1st season as DC/LB coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: UW-Oshkosh
    • John Blake
         1st season as DL coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Oklahoma
    • Bill Busch
         1st season as OLB coach
         5th year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Nebraska Wesleyan
    • Scott Downing
         2nd season as TE/ST coach
         5th year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Sterling
    • Phil Elmassian
         1st season as Sec coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater:
      William & Mary
    • Turner Gill
         1st season as WR coach
         13th year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Nebraska
    • Randy Jordan
         1st season as RB coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: North Carolina
    • Dennis Wagner
         1st season as OL coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Utah
    • Michael Christianson
         1st season as Special Assistant coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Western Oregon
    • Dave Kennedy
         1st season as S&C coach
         8th year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Nebraska
    • Aaron Stamn
         1st season as GA coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Minnesota Mankato
    • Dan McLaughlin
         1st season as GA coach
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Bellevue College
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: January 16, 2011

    Depth chart

    Game summaries

    Western Illinois

    Western Illinois at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    Western Illinois 0 3140 17
    • Nebraska 14 2877 56
    • Date: September 4
    • Location:
      Steve Taylor
      (Sideline)

    Southern Miss

    Southern Miss at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    • Southern Miss 6 366 21
    Nebraska 0 3140 17

    Pittsburgh

    Nebraska at Pittsburgh [box score]
    1 234Total
    • Nebraska 10 1400 24
    Pittsburgh 7 307 17

    Kansas

    Kansas at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    Kansas 2 330 8
    • Nebraska 0 770 14

    Texas Tech

    Nebraska at Texas Tech [box score]
    1 234Total
    Nebraska 0 370 10
    • Texas Tech 7 142128 70

    Baylor

    Baylor at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    Baylor 3 0213 27
    • Nebraska 7 24721 59
    • Date: October 16
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 77,881

    Kansas State

    Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]
    1 234Total
    Nebraska 7 770 21
    • Kansas State 14 10147 45
    • Date: October 23
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 52,234

    Missouri

    Missouri at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    Missouri 0 300 3
    • Nebraska 3 777 24
    Scoring summary
    111:14NEBSandro DeAngelis 41 yard field goalNEB 3-0
    214:46MIZZJoe Tantarelli 39 yard field goalTied 3-3
    29:42NEBAdam Ickes 16 yard blocked punt return (Sandro DeAngelis kick)NEB 10-3
    31:34NEBCory Ross 15 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick)NEB 17-3
    42:56NEBCory Ross 86 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick)NEB 24-3

    Iowa State

    Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]
    1 234Total
    Nebraska 0 7137 27
    • Iowa State 10 14100 34
    • Date: November 6
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 45,022

    Oklahoma

    Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]
    1 234Total
    Nebraska 0 003 3
    • Oklahoma 3 2070 30

    Colorado

    Colorado at Nebraska [box score]
    1 234Total
    • Colorado 10 1060 26
    Nebraska 0 7013 20

    Rankings

    See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		————————————————
    Coaches————————————————
    HarrisNot released———————————Not released
    BCSNot released————————Not released

    After the season

    Nebraska finished tied for 3rd place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 7th conference-wide, with a final record of 5-6 (3-5), its first losing season since 1961. Head Coach Bill Callahan's overall career record was established at 5-6 (.455) and 3-5 (.375) in conference. Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1968, ending their consecutive bowl streak at 35.

    Awards

    [3]

    Award Name(s)
    All-America 3rd team Barrett Ruud
    All-Big 12 1st team Barrett Ruud
    All-Big 12 2nd team Josh Bullocks
    All-Big 12 honorable mention Daniel Bullocks, Mike Erickson, Matt Herian, Kurt Mann, Cory Ross, Le Kevin Smith, Fabian Washington

    NFL and pro players

    The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2004 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[4]

    Name Team
    Titus Adams New York Jets
    Stewart Bradley Philadelphia Eagles
    Daniel Bullocks Detroit Lions
    Josh Bullocks New Orleans Saints
    Adam Carriker St. Louis Rams
    Sandro DeAngelis Calgary Stampeders
    Mike Erickson
    Berlin Thunder
    Seppo Evwaraye Carolina Panthers
    Joe Ganz
    Washington Redskins
    Cortney Grixby Carolina Panthers
    Brandon Jackson
         		Green Bay Packers
    Sam Koch Baltimore Ravens
    Jay Moore San Francisco 49ers
    Lydon Murtha Detroit Lions
    Terrence Nunn New England Patriots
    Chris Patrick New York Giants
    Todd Peterson Jacksonville Jaguars
    Andy Poulosky Sioux City Bandits
    Cory Ross Baltimore Ravens
    Barrett Ruud Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Bo Ruud New England Patriots
    Andrew Shanle Chicago Bears
    Le Kevin Smith New England Patriots
    Ty Steinkuhler New York Jets
    Nate Swift Denver Broncos
    Fabian Washington Oakland Raiders

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. ^ "Football - 2004 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
    3. ^ 2004 Husker Honors
    4. ^ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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