2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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2004 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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 5–7, 1–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie with Temple for last place.

Schedule

September 43:30 PMMichigan State*

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ABCW 19–14 42,612 September 117:00 PMNew Hampshire*

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

MSGL 24–35 31,615 September 187:00 PMKent State*

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

MSGW 29–21 25,415 October 212:00 PMat Syracuse

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN+L 31–41 40,153 October, 98:00 PMat Vanderbilt*

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

MSGW 37–34 28,342 October 1612:00 PMTemple

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPN+W 16–6 31,021 October 2312:00 PMat Pittsburgh

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN+L 17–41 41,232 October 3012:00 PMNo. 15 West Virginia

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPN+L 30–35 35,079 November 63:30 PMat No. 24 Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

ESPN+L 10–21 41,126 November 201:30 PMat Navy*

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

CSTVL 21–54 33,615 November 2510:00 AMConnecticut

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPN2L 35–41 20,224