The 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team finished the season with an overall record 9–3 and a mark of 7–1 in Big Ten Conference play, winning its second consecutive conference title. They would not win another one until 2021. Michigan concluded the season with a loss to Texas in the Rose Bowl.[1]
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Statistical achievements
Braylon Edwards surpassed Anthony Carter's 22-year-old career conference record of 37 touchdownreceptions by totaling 39, which continues to be the conference record.[3] He tied the NCAA record with three 1000-receiving yard seasons.[4]
Mike Hart was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (151.8 yards per conference games and 121.2 yards per game).[5]Braylon Edwards was the Big Ten receiving statistical champion for all games with 8.1 receptions per contest, but Purdue's Taylor Stubblefield won the title for conference games. Edwards swept the yardage titles with 110.8 per game and 108.9 per conference game.[6]
Hart set the current school record for single-season 200-yard games (3), surpassing five predecessors with 2 each.[7] Braylon Edwards set numerous school records: single-season receptions (97), surpassing Marquise Walker's 86 from 2001; single-season receiving yards (1330), surpassing Walker's 1143; career receptions (252), surpassing Walker's 176; career yards (3541) surpassing Anthony Carter's 3076 set in 1982; career touchdown receptions (39), surpassing Carter's 37; consecutive games with a reception (38), surpassing Walker's 32; consecutive 100-yard reception games (4 tying his own record from the prior year), surpassing Desmond Howard, Carter and Marcus Knight who all had 3 in various seasons. Only consecutive 100-yard games has been surpassed (by Mario Manningham in 2007).[8]Chad Henne tied Elvis Grbac's 1991 single-season record of 25 touchdown passes.[9]
Managers: Brandon Greer (senior manager), Jeff Clancy (senior manager), Joe Ament, Kule Bassman Bob Belke Tom Bellen, Adam Borson, Cody Cedja, Noah Goodman Moe Maczko, Darin Ottaviani, Alex Rust, Brad Rosenwasser, Mark Stasik