Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (5th of 120) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: CUSA
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Petrino (11-1)
PS/G: 49.8 (1st of 120) ▪ PA/G: 19.7 (25th of 120)
SRS: 17.21 (8th of 120) ▪ SOS: -1.37 (77th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Liberty Bowl 44-40 versus Boise State
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2004-09-05 | Kentucky | W (28-0) | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 178 | 1 | 49 | 261 | 5.3 | 2 | 70 | 439 | 6.3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2004-09-11 | @ | Army | W (52-21) | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 342 | 1 | 54 | 230 | 4.3 | 6 | 88 | 572 | 6.5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2004-09-25 | @ | North Carolina | W (34-0) | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 177 | 0 | 52 | 278 | 5.3 | 4 | 76 | 455 | 6.0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2004-10-02 | East Carolina | W (59-7) | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 334 | 2 | 38 | 215 | 5.7 | 6 | 69 | 549 | 8.0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2004-10-14 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (38-41) | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 293 | 3 | 41 | 214 | 5.2 | 2 | 77 | 507 | 6.6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2004-10-22 | South Florida | W (41-9) | 28 | 39 | 71.8 | 345 | 1 | 41 | 172 | 4.2 | 4 | 80 | 517 | 6.5 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2004-11-04 | @ | Memphis | W (56-49) | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 321 | 3 | 48 | 278 | 5.8 | 4 | 82 | 599 | 7.3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2004-11-10 | Texas Christian | W (55-28) | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 374 | 5 | 43 | 213 | 5.0 | 2 | 75 | 587 | 7.8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2004-11-20 | @ | Houston | W (65-27) | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 424 | 4 | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | 5 | 69 | 666 | 9.7 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2004-11-27 | Cincinnati | W (70-7) | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 134 | 3 | 31 | 357 | 11.5 | 4 | 46 | 491 | 10.7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2004-12-04 | @ | Tulane | W (55-7) | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 306 | 1 | 45 | 216 | 4.8 | 5 | 80 | 522 | 6.5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004-12-31 | N | Boise State | W (44-40) | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 235 | 3 | 50 | 329 | 6.6 | 3 | 81 | 564 | 7.0 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 Games | 256 | 359 | 71.3 | 3463 | 27 | 534 | 3005 | 5.6 | 47 | 893 | 6468 | 7.2 | 164 | 145 | 14 | 323 | 67 | 623 | 11 | 5 | 16 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2004-09-05 | Kentucky | W (28-0) | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 172 | 0 | 26 | 66 | 2.5 | 0 | 60 | 238 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2004-09-11 | @ | Army | W (52-21) | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 217 | 2 | 27 | 133 | 4.9 | 1 | 59 | 350 | 5.9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2004-09-25 | @ | North Carolina | W (34-0) | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 145 | 0 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 | 48 | 222 | 4.6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2004-10-02 | East Carolina | W (59-7) | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 182 | 1 | 38 | 53 | 1.4 | 0 | 74 | 235 | 3.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2004-10-14 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (38-41) | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 308 | 3 | 33 | 123 | 3.7 | 1 | 70 | 431 | 6.2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2004-10-22 | South Florida | W (41-9) | 3 | 21 | 14.3 | 67 | 1 | 36 | 136 | 3.8 | 0 | 57 | 203 | 3.6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2004-11-04 | @ | Memphis | W (56-49) | 24 | 46 | 52.2 | 361 | 4 | 39 | 242 | 6.2 | 2 | 85 | 603 | 7.1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2004-11-10 | Texas Christian | W (55-28) | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 195 | 3 | 41 | 113 | 2.8 | 1 | 67 | 308 | 4.6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2004-11-20 | @ | Houston | W (65-27) | 29 | 44 | 65.9 | 375 | 2 | 35 | 71 | 2.0 | 1 | 79 | 446 | 5.6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2004-11-27 | Cincinnati | W (70-7) | 8 | 27 | 29.6 | 33 | 0 | 57 | 153 | 2.7 | 1 | 84 | 186 | 2.2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2004-12-04 | @ | Tulane | W (55-7) | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 112 | 1 | 27 | 53 | 2.0 | 0 | 52 | 165 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2004-12-31 | N | Boise State | W (44-40) | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 196 | 1 | 38 | 88 | 2.3 | 3 | 69 | 284 | 4.1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 Games | 195 | 385 | 50.6 | 2363 | 18 | 419 | 1308 | 3.1 | 10 | 804 | 3671 | 4.0 | 114 | 72 | 15 | 201 | 83 | 672 | 10 | 17 | 27 | ||||