2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Craig Ver Steeg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+	4	–	2	8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College +	4	–	2	9	–	3
West Virginia +	4	–	2	8	–	4
Syracuse +	4	–	2	6	–	6
Connecticut	3	–	3	8	–	4
Rutgers	1	–	5	4	–	7
Temple	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 1–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie with Temple for last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 pm	Michigan State*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ABC	W 19–14	42,612
September 11	7:00 pm	No. 19 (I-AA) New Hampshire*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	MSG	L 24–35	31,615
September 18	7:00 pm	Kent State*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	MSG	W 29–21	25,415
October 2	12:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 31–41	40,153
October 9	8:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	MSG	W 37–34	28,342
October 16	12:00 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 16–6	31,021
October 23	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	L 17–41	41,232
October 30	12:00 pm	No. 15 West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 30–35	35,079
November 6	3:30 pm	at No. 24 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 10–21	41,126
November 20	1:30 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 21–54	33,615
November 25	10:00 am	Connecticut	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	L 35–41	20,224
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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