2004 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| mode = football
| year = 2004
| team = Ball State Cardinals
| logo = Ball State old wordmark.png
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Brady Hoke
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Ball State Stadium
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{{2004 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2004 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Brady Hoke and played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2004
| poll = AP
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| September 2 | | Boston College
| September 11 | at | No. 25 Purdue
| September 18 | at | Missouri
| September 25 | | Western Michigan | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | W 41–14 | 17,710
| October 2 | at | Toledo | Glass Bowl | Toledo, OH | L 14–52 | 21,933
| October 9 | | Eastern Michigan | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | L 24–31 | 14,612
| October 16 | at | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium | Bowling Green, OH | L 13–51 | 16,669
| October 23 | at | Akron | Rubber Bowl | Akron, OH | L 23–35 | 7,826
| October 30 | | Northern Illinois| Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN (rivalry) | L 31–38
| November 13 | | UCF | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | W 21–17 | 5,309
| November 20 | at | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | Mount Pleasant, MI | L 40–41 | 10,169
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{{cite web|url=https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2004|title=2004 Football Schedule|publisher=Ball State Athletic Department|access-date=May 19, 2020}}
References
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