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2004 Big Ten Conference Year Summary

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Record*: 71-58, .550 W-L% (3rd of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 67-58 by NCAA.

SRS: 5.55 (4th of 12) ▪ SOS: 3.39 (4th of 12)

Conference Champion: Iowa and Michigan

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll:(Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll:(Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin)

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L Pct W L Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Iowa 10 2 .833 7 1 .875 24.3 17.6 14.39 5.97
Michigan 9 3 .750 7 1 .875 30.8 23.3 12.24 4.82
Wisconsin 9 3 .750 6 2 .750 20.8 15.4 8.69 2.35
Northwestern 6 6 .500 5 3 .625 24.6 28.5 1.71 5.04
Ohio State 8 4 .667 4 4 .500 24.2 18.3 11.31 5.14
Purdue 7 5 .583 4 4 .500 31.8 17.2 10.93 4.02
Michigan State 5 7 .417 4 4 .500 29.4 27.2 2.30 2.30
Minnesota 7 5 .583 3 5 .375 30.1 22.8 5.74 1.49
Penn State 4 7 .364 2 6 .250 17.7 15.3 3.24 2.24 W-L-T adjusted to 0-7 by NCAA.
Illinois 3 8 .273 1 7 .125 21.8 29.4 -4.53 1.83
Indiana 3 8 .273 1 7 .125 23.8 31.2 -4.98 2.11

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 Final
Iowa 19 16 16         25 23 20 19 17 12 12 11 8
Michigan 8 8 17 18 19 14 14 13 12 10 9 7 13 14 13 14
Wisconsin 21 21 20 20 20 15 10 6 6 5 4 9 20 17 16 17
Ohio State 9 9 9 7 7 18 25             25 24 20
Minnesota 25 22 22 19 18 13 19   24              
Purdue 24 25 18 15 15 9 5 12 17              

6 Bowl Games

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2005-01-01 Capital One Bowl Iowa 30 Louisiana State 25 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL)
2005-01-01 Outback Bowl Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21 Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)
2005-01-01 Rose Bowl Texas 38 Michigan 37 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
2004-12-31 Music City Bowl Minnesota 20 Alabama 16 Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)
2004-12-31 Sun Bowl Arizona State 27 Purdue 23 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
2004-12-29 Alamo Bowl Ohio State 33 Oklahoma State 7 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 247
2. Chad Henne* (MI) 240
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 236
4. Drew Tate* (IA) 233
5. John Stocco* (WI) 169
6. Zack Mills (PAST) 155
7. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 153
8. Drew Stanton (MIST) 141
9. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 123
10. Jon Beutjer (IL) 107
Pass Attempts
1. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 460
2. Chad Henne* (MI) 399
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 389
4. Drew Tate* (IA) 375
5. John Stocco* (WI) 321
6. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 271
7. Zack Mills (PAST) 268
8. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 261
9. Drew Stanton (MIST) 220
10. Jon Beutjer (IL) 188
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Drew Stanton (MIST) 64.1
2. Drew Tate* (IA) 62.1
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 60.7
4. Chad Henne* (MI) 60.2
5. Zack Mills (PAST) 57.8
6. Jon Beutjer (IL) 56.9
7. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 56.5
8. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 53.7
9. John Stocco* (WI) 52.6
10. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 52.4
Passing Yards
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 3090
2. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 2838
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 2786
4. Chad Henne* (MI) 2743
5. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 2097
6. John Stocco* (WI) 1999
7. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 1951
8. Zack Mills (PAST) 1722
9. Drew Stanton (MIST) 1601
10. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 1209
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 8.0
2. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 7.9
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 7.4
4. Drew Stanton (MIST) 7.3
5. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 7.2
6. Chad Henne* (MI) 6.9
7. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 6.5
8. Zack Mills (PAST) 6.4
9. John Stocco* (WI) 6.2
10. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 6.2
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 9.0
2. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 7.9
3. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 7.0
4. Drew Tate* (IA) 6.8
5. Drew Stanton (MIST) 6.8
6. Chad Henne* (MI) 6.8
7. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 5.8
8. John Stocco* (WI) 5.8
9. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 5.7
10. Jon Beutjer (IL) 5.6
Passing Touchdowns
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 31
2. Chad Henne* (MI) 25
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 20
4. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 14
5. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 13
6. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 12
7. Zack Mills (PAST) 9
  John Stocco* (WI) 9
9. Drew Stanton (MIST) 8
  Jon Beutjer (IL) 8
  Troy Smith* (OHST) 8
Passing Interceptions
1. Drew Tate* (IA) 14
2. Chad Henne* (MI) 12
  Zack Mills (PAST) 12
4. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 9
5. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 7
  Matt Lovecchio (IN) 7
  John Stocco* (WI) 7
8. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 6
  Drew Stanton (MIST) 6
  Damon Dowdell (MIST) 6
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 151.1
2. Drew Tate* (IA) 134.7
3. Chad Henne* (MI) 132.6
4. Drew Stanton (MIST) 131.8
5. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 127.6
6. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 127.0
7. Jon Beutjer (IL) 115.0
8. Zack Mills (PAST) 113.9
9. Justin Zwick* (OHST) 110.9
10. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 110.2
Rush Attempts
1. Michael Hart* (MI) 282
2. Noah Herron (NWEST) 274
3. Marion Barber III* (MN) 231
  BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 231
5. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 217
6. Anthony Davis* (WI) 201
7. Tony Hunt (PAST) 169
8. Jerod Void* (PUR) 159
9. Pierre Thomas (IL) 152
10. Jason Teague (MIST) 150
Rushing Yards
1. Michael Hart* (MI) 1455
2. Noah Herron (NWEST) 1381
3. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 1348
4. Marion Barber III* (MN) 1269
5. Anthony Davis* (WI) 973
6. Pierre Thomas (IL) 893
7. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 794
8. Tony Hunt (PAST) 777
9. Deandra Cobb (MIST) 728
10. Jason Teague (MIST) 688
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Deandra Cobb (MIST) 7.6
2. Drew Stanton (MIST) 7.2
3. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 6.2
4. Pierre Thomas (IL) 5.9
5. Marion Barber III* (MN) 5.5
6. Jehuu Caulcrick (MIST) 5.5
7. Michael Hart* (MI) 5.2
8. Noah Herron (NWEST) 5.0
9. Anthony Davis* (WI) 4.8
10. Tony Hunt (PAST) 4.6
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Noah Herron (NWEST) 14
2. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 12
3. Marion Barber III* (MN) 11
  Anthony Davis* (WI) 11
5. Michael Hart* (MI) 9
6. Pierre Thomas (IL) 8
  Jason Teague (MIST) 8
8. Tony Hunt (PAST) 7
9. Drew Stanton (MIST) 5
  Jehuu Caulcrick (MIST) 5
  Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 5
  BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 5
  Brett Basanez (NWEST) 5
Receptions
1. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 97
2. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 89
3. Ed Hinkel* (IA) 63
4. Clinton Solomon* (IA) 58
5. Courtney Roby (IN) 55
  Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 55
7. Mark Philmore (NWEST) 54
8. Kyle Ingraham* (PUR) 51
9. Jonathan Fields (NWEST) 48
10. Kendrick Jones (IL) 47
Receiving Yards
1. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 1330
2. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 1095
3. Clinton Solomon* (IA) 905
4. Courtney Roby (IN) 810
5. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 769
6. Ed Hinkel* (IA) 744
7. Kendrick Jones (IL) 687
8. Ernie Wheelwright* (MN) 654
9. Mark Philmore (NWEST) 633
10. Kyle Ingraham* (PUR) 624
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Ernie Wheelwright* (MN) 21.8
2. Owen Daniels* (WI) 15.6
3. Clinton Solomon* (IA) 15.6
4. Dorien Bryant* (PUR) 15.4
5. Courtney Roby (IN) 14.7
6. Michael Robinson (PAST) 14.7
7. Kendrick Jones (IL) 14.6
8. Shaun Herbert (NWEST) 14.5
9. Ted Ginn Jr.* (OHST) 14.4
10. Jared Ellerson* (MN) 14.1
Receiving Touchdowns
1. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 16
2. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 15
3. Courtney Roby (IN) 7
  Ed Hinkel* (IA) 7
  Ernie Wheelwright* (MN) 7
  Kyle Ingraham* (PUR) 7
  Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 7
8. Clinton Solomon* (IA) 6
9. Eric Knott (MIST) 5
  Kendrick Jones (IL) 5
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Noah Herron (NWEST) 310
2. Michael Hart* (MI) 308
3. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 245
4. Marion Barber III* (MN) 234
5. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 220
6. Anthony Davis* (WI) 214
7. Tony Hunt (PAST) 208
8. Jerod Void* (PUR) 181
9. Jason Teague (MIST) 178
10. Pierre Thomas (IL) 166
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Noah Herron (NWEST) 1732
2. Michael Hart* (MI) 1692
3. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 1391
4. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 1364
5. Marion Barber III* (MN) 1296
6. Tony Hunt (PAST) 1111
7. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 1095
8. Anthony Davis* (WI) 1069
9. Pierre Thomas (IL) 988
10. Courtney Roby (IN) 945
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 16
2. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 15
  Noah Herron (NWEST) 15
4. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 12
5. Marion Barber III* (MN) 11
  Anthony Davis* (WI) 11
7. Michael Hart* (MI) 10
  Jason Teague (MIST) 10
9. Courtney Roby (IN) 9
  Pierre Thomas (IL) 9
Total Plays
1. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 543
2. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 469
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 464
4. Chad Henne* (MI) 454
5. John Stocco* (WI) 377
6. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 364
7. Zack Mills (PAST) 319
8. Drew Stanton (MIST) 316
9. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 290
10. Michael Hart* (MI) 282
Total Yards
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 3202
2. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 3096
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 2710
4. Chad Henne* (MI) 2606
5. Drew Stanton (MIST) 2288
6. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 2139
7. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 2063
8. John Stocco* (WI) 1979
9. Zack Mills (PAST) 1794
10. Michael Hart* (MI) 1455
Total Yards Per Play
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 6.8
2. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 5.7
Total Touchdowns
1. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 34
2. Chad Henne* (MI) 27
3. Drew Tate* (IA) 22
4. Brett Basanez (NWEST) 17
5. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 15
6. Bryan Cupito* (MN) 14
  Noah Herron (NWEST) 14
8. Drew Stanton (MIST) 13
  John Stocco* (WI) 13
  Zack Mills (PAST) 13
  Marion Barber III* (MN) 13
Touchdowns
1. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 16
2. Noah Herron (NWEST) 15
  Braylon Edwards* (MI) 15
4. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 12
5. Anthony Davis* (WI) 11
  Marion Barber III* (MN) 11
7. Pierre Thomas (IL) 10
  Jason Teague (MIST) 10
  Michael Hart* (MI) 10
10. Courtney Roby (IN) 9
Points
1. David Rayner (MIST) 105
2. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 102
3. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 96
4. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 94
5. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 92
6. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 90
  Noah Herron (NWEST) 90
8. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 79
  Ben Jones* (PUR) 79
10. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 72
Extra Point Attempts
1. Ben Jones* (PUR) 50
2. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 47
3. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 41
4. David Rayner (MIST) 39
5. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 32
6. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 30
7. Mike Allen* (WI) 29
8. Jason Reda (IL) 27
9. Brian Huffman (NWEST) 24
10. Robbie Gould (PAST) 23
Extra Points Made
1. Ben Jones* (PUR) 49
2. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 43
3. David Rayner (MIST) 39
4. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 37
5. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 30
6. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 29
7. Mike Allen* (WI) 27
8. Jason Reda (IL) 26
9. Brian Huffman (NWEST) 23
10. Robbie Gould (PAST) 22
Field Goal Attempts
1. David Rayner (MIST) 31
2. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 27
3. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 26
4. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 24
5. Mike Allen* (WI) 21
6. Ben Jones* (PUR) 18
  Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 18
8. Brian Huffman (NWEST) 17
9. Bryan Robertson (IN) 14
10. Robbie Gould (PAST) 13
Field Goals Made
1. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 24
2. David Rayner (MIST) 22
3. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 21
4. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 19
5. Mike Allen* (WI) 12
  Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 12
7. Bryan Robertson (IN) 11
8. Ben Jones* (PUR) 10
9. Jason Reda (IL) 7
  Brian Huffman (NWEST) 7
  Robbie Gould (PAST) 7
Field Goal Percentage
1. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 88.9
2. Kyle Schlicher* (IA) 80.8
3. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 79.2
4. Bryan Robertson (IN) 78.6
5. David Rayner (MIST) 71.0
6. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 66.7
7. Jason Reda (IL) 58.3
8. Mike Allen* (WI) 57.1
9. Ben Jones* (PUR) 55.6
10. Robbie Gould (PAST) 53.8
Punts
1. Tyson Beattie (IN) 65
  Kyle Turano* (OHST) 65
  David Bradley* (IA) 65
4. Adam Finley* (MI) 64
5. Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 59
6. Steve Weatherford (IL) 57
  Kenneth Debauche* (WI) 57
8. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 56
9. Brian Huffman (NWEST) 53
  Dave Brytus* (PUR) 53
Punting Yards
1. Kyle Turano* (OHST) 2780
2. Adam Finley* (MI) 2751
3. Tyson Beattie (IN) 2684
4. David Bradley* (IA) 2633
5. Steve Weatherford (IL) 2589
6. Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 2469
7. Brandon Fields (MIST) 2394
8. Kenneth Debauche* (WI) 2380
9. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 2231
10. Dave Brytus* (PUR) 2120
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Brandon Fields (MIST) 47.9
2. Steve Weatherford (IL) 45.4
3. Adam Finley* (MI) 43.0
4. Kyle Turano* (OHST) 42.8
5. Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 41.8
6. Kenneth Debauche* (WI) 41.8
7. Tyson Beattie (IN) 41.3
8. David Bradley* (IA) 40.5
9. Dave Brytus* (PUR) 40.0
10. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 39.8
Punt Returns
1. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 35
2. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 28
3. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 27
4. Steve Breaston* (MI) 24
5. Ed Hinkel* (IA) 22
6. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 20
  Kyle Brown (MIST) 20
8. Marion Barber III* (MN) 19
  Lance Bennett (IN) 19
10. Agim Shabaj (MIST) 18
Punt Return Yards
1. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 443
2. Ted Ginn Jr.* (OHST) 384
3. Steve Breaston* (MI) 292
4. Ed Hinkel* (IA) 260
5. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 226
6. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 214
7. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 210
8. Lance Bennett (IN) 208
9. Walner Belleus* (IA) 204
10. Kyle Brown (MIST) 163
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Ted Ginn Jr.* (OHST) 25.6
2. Walner Belleus* (IA) 17.0
3. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 12.7
4. Steve Breaston* (MI) 12.2
5. Ed Hinkel* (IA) 11.8
6. Lance Bennett (IN) 10.9
7. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 10.7
8. Mark Philmore (NWEST) 10.4
9. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 8.4
10. Agim Shabaj (MIST) 8.2
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Ted Ginn Jr.* (OHST) 4
Kickoff Returns
1. Deandra Cobb (MIST) 36
2. Steve Breaston* (MI) 28
3. Pierre Thomas (IL) 25
4. Brandon Williams* (WI) 23
5. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 22
6. Lance Bennett (IN) 20
7. Maurice Hall* (OHST) 19
8. Terrell Jordan (NWEST) 17
9. Jeff Backes (NWEST) 11
10. Marion Barber III* (MN) 10
  Rodney Kinlaw (PAST) 10
  Derell Jenkins (NWEST) 10
  Walner Belleus* (IA) 10
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Deandra Cobb (MIST) 869
2. Steve Breaston* (MI) 689
3. Pierre Thomas (IL) 677
4. Lance Bennett (IN) 599
5. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 546
6. Maurice Hall* (OHST) 487
7. Brandon Williams* (WI) 437
8. Terrell Jordan (NWEST) 405
9. Jeff Backes (NWEST) 333
10. Derell Jenkins (NWEST) 210
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Lance Bennett (IN) 29.9
2. Pierre Thomas (IL) 27.1
3. Maurice Hall* (OHST) 25.6
4. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 24.8
5. Steve Breaston* (MI) 24.6
6. Deandra Cobb (MIST) 24.1
7. Terrell Jordan (NWEST) 23.8
8. Brandon Williams* (WI) 19.0
Interceptions
1. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 4
  Ashton Youboty* (OHST) 4
  Antwan Allen* (IA) 4
  Jovon Johnson* (IA) 4
  Anwar Phillips (PAST) 4
  Kelvin Hayden (IL) 4
7. Sean Considine* (IA) 3
  Tracy Porter (IN) 3
  Ukee Dozier* (MN) 3
  Brett Bell* (WI) 3
  Markus Curry* (MI) 3
  Chad Greenway* (IA) 3
  Jason Harmon (MIST) 3
  Jim Leonhard* (WI) 3
  Marvin Ward (NWEST) 3
Interception Return Yards
1. Tracy Porter (IN) 115
2. Ernest Shazor* (MI) 92
3. Kelvin Hayden (IL) 84
4. Ashton Youboty* (OHST) 83
5. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 74
6. Justin Harrison (IL) 72
7. Sean Considine* (IA) 62
8. Kyle Killion (IN) 61
9. Antwan Allen* (IA) 54
  Chad Greenway* (IA) 54