2004 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2004 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Fort Worth Bowl, L 14–32 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	6–6 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Pruett (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark McHale (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Wilt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x	7	–	1	8	–	5
Akron	6	–	2	6	–	5
Marshall	6	–	2	6	–	6
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Ohio	2	–	6	4	–	7
Buffalo	2	–	6	2	–	9
UCF	0	–	8	0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$	7	–	1	9	–	4
Northern Illinois x	7	–	1	9	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	9	–	3
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	4	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Western Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2004 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I –A college football during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Mid-American Conference, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were coached by Bob Pruett, who would retire from coaching at the end of the season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:30 pm	Troy*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FSN	L 15–17	29,382
September 11	3:30 pm	at No. 9 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 21–24	104,622
September 18	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CSS	L 3–13	92,746
September 29	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	W 33–25	27,229
October 9	1:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)	WSAZ	W 16–13	19,616
October 16	4:00 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	WSAZ	W 27–17	9,752
October 23	4:30 pm	Buffalo	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FSN	W 48–14	30,128
October 30	2:30 pm	UCF	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	WSAZ	W 20–3	23,122
November 5	7:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	ESPN2	L 28–31	29,621
November 13	12:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	FSN	L 35–56	18,187
November 20	4:30 pm	Western Michigan	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	WSAZ	W 31–21	19,803
December 23	6:30 pm	vs. Cincinnati*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–32	27,902
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Herd Coach Bob Pruett Retires". Rivals. March 8, 2005. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Appalachian State East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl
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