2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 Northwestern Wildcats football File:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–6 5–3 Randy Walker 6th Mike Dunbar 3rd Spread Greg Colby 3rd 4–3 John Pickenshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 Year-by-Year Results 2007 150 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 2019-03-16 live 2019-03-14 Luis Castillo Noah Herron Matt Ulrich Ryan Field The 2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker. Despite concluding the season bowl eligible and securing third place in the conference standings, the team did not receive an invitation to a bowl game. Schedule 2004 BCS Poll or AP Poll if BCS not available Central September 2 8:30 pm l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 45–48 OT 26,843 September 11 11:00 am l y Arizona State Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 21–30 21,939 September 18 1:00 pm w y Kansas Ryan Field Evanston, IL 20–17 24,817 September 25 11:00 am l y Minnesota 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 17–43 44,657 October 2 8:00 pm w Ohio State 7 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 33–27 OT 47,130 October 9 11:00 am w Indiana Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN+ 31–24 2OT 22,688 October 23 11:00 am l y Wisconsin 6 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 12–24 82,468 October 30 11:00 am w y Purdue 21 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN 13–10 30,312 November 6 11:00 am w y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN+ 14–7 100,353 November 13 11:00 am l y Michigan 7 rivalry Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 20–42 111,347 November 20 11:00 am w Illinois Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN+ 28–21 OT 23,563 November 27 11:00 pm l y y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI FSN 41–49 33,846 Roster 2004 Northwestern Wildcats f 14 Jr Brett Basanez QB y 76 Sr Trai Essex OL y 33 Sr Noah Herron RB y 60 Sr Ikechuku Ndukwe OL y 63 Jr Zach Strief OL y 64 Sr Matt Ulrich OL y 94 Sr Luis Castillo Luis Castillo (American football) DT y 67 Jr Barry Cofield DT y 20 So Marquice Cole S y 41 Jr Tim McGarigle LB y 38 So Nick Roach LB y *Randy Walker Game summaries Ohio State No. 7 Ohio State 3 7 7 10 0 Northwestern 3 10 7 7 6 October 2 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 8:00 p.m. CST 47,130 Eric Collins (Play-by-play), Andre Ware (Color) & Jimmy Dykes (Sideline) ESPN2 Source: ESPN yes 1 9:24 Northwestern Brian Huffman 41 yard field goal Northwestern 3-0 1 5:09 Ohio St Mike Nugent 34 yard field goal Tie 3-3 2 13:39 Northwestern Noah Herron 14 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brian Huffman kick) Northwestern 10-3 2 3:18 Ohio St Santonio Holmes 63 yard punt return (Mike Nugent kick) Tie 10-10 2 :00 Northwestern Brian Huffman 40 yard field goal Northwestern 13-10 3 11:35 Northwestern Mark Philmore 27 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brian Huffman kick) Northwestern 20-10 3 3:55 Ohio St Lydell Ross 2 yard run (Mike Nugent kick) Northwestern 20-17 4 14:45 Northwestern Noah Herron 1 yard run (Brian Huffman kick) Northwestern 27-17 4 8:46 Ohio St Mike Nugent 46 yard field goal Northwestern 27-20 4 1:54 Ohio St Santonio Holmes 21 yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) Tie 27-27 OT Northwestern Noah Herron 1 yard run Northwestern 33-27 yes Purdue No. 21 Purdue 10 0 0 0 Northwestern 7 0 0 6 October 30 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 11:00 a.m. CST 30,312 Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ESPN yes 1 9:08 NW Terrell Jordan 14 yard run (Brian Huffman kick) Northwestern 7–0 1 8:03 PUR Ben Jones 23 yard field goal Northwestern 7–3 1 1:03 PUR Dorien Bryant 12 yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) Purdue 10–7 4 :38 NW Noah Herron 3 yard run (kick failed) Northwestern 13–10 yes Herron Saves Northwestern with Last-Minute TD http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=243040077 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921062405/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=243040077 dead September 21, 2013 ESPN October 30, 2004 October 20, 2014 References External links NU Athletics 2004 Team Statistics Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football