2004 Miami RedHawks football team

2004 Miami RedHawks football
MAC East Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–35 vs. Toledo
Independence Bowl, L 13–17 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner (6th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2004 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner, who resigned after the season to become the head coach at Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	7:30 pm	Indiana State *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN Plus	W 49–0	18,022
September 4	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Michigan *	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 10–43	110,815	[1]
September 11	7:00 pm	at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		L 26–45	30,368
September 18	2:00 pm	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN Plus	W 40–20	20,113
September 29	7:00 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 25–33	27,229
October 9	2:00 pm	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 47–27	18,625
October 16	1:30 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 25–7	6,793
October 23	7:00 pm	Central Florida	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN Plus	W 41–14	8,012
November 2	7:30 pm	Toledo	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	W 23–16	13,940
November 13	3:30 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 42–21	11,970
November 20	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	FSN	W 37–27	17,410
December 2	7:45 pm	vs. Toledo	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 27–35	22,138
December 28	6:30 pm	vs. Iowa State *	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–17	43,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. John Niyo (September 5, 2004). "U-M rolls over Miami; QB Henne shines in 1st start". The Detroit News. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.