2004 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2004 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

2004 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 7 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
Florida		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 16 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					4	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Coached by Rich Brooks, the Wildcats finished the season with a 2–9 record. Offensive coordinator Ron Hudson resigned prior to the last game of the season against Tennessee. Wide receivers coach Joker Phillips took over play calling duties as the Wildcats nearly upset the 15th ranked Volunteers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	L 0–28	42,681
September 18	7:00 pm	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)		W 51–32	65,532
September 25	11:30 am	at No. 16 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 3–20	89,741
October 2	7:00 pm	Ohio*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	L 16–28	61,514
October 9	12:30 pm	Alabama	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 17–45	65,482
October 16	7:00 pm	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	L 7–12	63,086
October 23	2:30 pm	at No. 3 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		L 10–42	85,263
October 30	2:30 pm	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi		L 7–22	40,810
November 6	12:30 pm	No. 8 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 17–62	63,110
November 13	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)		W 14–13	55,278
November 27	12:30 pm	at No. 15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 31–37	102,453
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time