2004 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2004 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Insight Bowl, where the Beavers defeated Notre Dame. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

2004 Oregon State Beavers football
Insight Bowl champion
Insight Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Notre Dame
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Chryst (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
 2003
2005 
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 USC † $ 80  130 
No. 9 California 71  102 
No. 19 Arizona State 53  93 
Oregon State 53  75 
UCLA 44  66 
Oregon 44  56 
Washington State 35  56 
Stanford 26  47 
Arizona 26  38 
Washington 08  110 
  • $ Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:00 pmat No. 3 LSU*ESPNL 21–22 OT91,828
September 107:00 pmat Boise State*ESPNL 34–5530,950
September 181:00 pmNew Mexico*W 17–735,950
September 257:15 pmat No. 22 Arizona StateFSNNWL 14–2763,312
October 21:00 pmNo. 10 California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNL 7–4936,003
October 1612:30 pmat WashingtonW 29–1465,351
October 231:00 pmWashington State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 38–1936,265
October 304:00 pmat ArizonaFSNNWW 28–1447,245
November 67:00 pmNo. 1 USC
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNL 20–2836,412
November 132:00 pmat StanfordW 24–1927,850
November 204:00 pmOregon
FSNW 50–2137,042
December 286:30 pmvs. Notre Dame*ESPNW 38–2145,917
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Oregon State at #4 LSU
Team 1 234OTTotal
Beavers 6 3606 21
Tigers 0 0787 22
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 91,828
  • Game weather: Overcast; 89 °F (32 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h) NE
  • Referee: Jay Vines
  • Television network: ESPN

Insight Bowl

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Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Team 1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 777 21
Beavers 14 7314 38
  • Date: December 28
  • Location: Bank One Ballpark
  • Game start: 6:45 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 45,917
  • Television network: ESPN

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Roster

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References

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  1. "Anderson Hurls Four TDs to Finish Career". ESPN. December 28, 2004. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2014.