2004 Syracuse Orange 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 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

This was the first season in which Syracuse used the nickname of Orange. Previously, Syracuse had respectively used "Orangemen" for men's sports, including football, and "Orangewomen" for women's sports.

Schedule

September 51:30 PMat No. 24 Purdue*

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ABCL 0–51 56,827 September 116:00 PMat Buffalo*

• UB Stadium
• Amherst, NY

W 37–17 29,013 September 1812:00 PMCincinnati*

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN+W 19–7 32,893 September 253:30 PMat No. 12 Virginia*

• Scott Stadium
• Charlottesville, VA

L 10–31 59,699 October 212:00 PMRutgers

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN+W 41–31 40,153 October 97:00 PMNo. 8 Florida State*

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN2L 13–17 40,359 October 217:30 PMat No. 15 West Virginia

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV

ESPNL 6–27 52,909 October 301:30 PMConnecticut

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

W 42–30 34,545 November 612:00 PMPittsburgh

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN+W 38–31 37,211 November 1312:00 PMat Temple

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPN+L 24–34 15,564 November 271:00 PMat No. 17 Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

ABCW 43–17 44,500 December 217:45 PMvs. Georgia Tech*

• Citrus Bowl
• Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)

ESPNL 14–51 28,237