2004 Insight Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 16th Insight Bowl 2004 Insight Bowl 2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University 6–5 Independent 6–5 Pac-10 Kent Baer(interim) Mike Riley 0 7 7 7 14 7 3 14 December 28 Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona Doyle Jackson (SEC) 45,917 The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition of the Insight Bowl. It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Oregon State Beavers. Oregon State scored first on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson to wide receiver George Gillett to take a 7–0 lead. Derek Anderson later found tight end Joe Newton for an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 14–0 lead. In the second quarter Derek Anderson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Derek Haines, making it 21–0 OSU. Notre Dame got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Anthony Fasano, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State. In the third quarter, Alexis Serna made a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 24–14 Oregon State. In the fourth quarter, Derek Anderson threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 1-yarder to Joe Newton to make it 31–14 Oregon State. Brady Quinn's 18-yard touchdown pass to Rhema McKnight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104363/20041228NCAAFOREGONST--0nr.htm Notre Dame vs. Oregon State usatoday.com December 28, 2004 References Insight Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Category:Oregon State Beavers football bowl games Category:December 2004 sports events in the United States Insight Bowl Category:2000s in Phoenix, Arizona Category:American football competitions in Phoenix, Arizona