2004 Insight Bowl

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{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| subheader = 16th Insight Bowl

| year_game_played = 2004

| game_name = Insight Bowl

| football_season = 2004

| visitor_name_short = Notre Dame

| visitor_nickname = Fighting Irish

| visitor_school = University of Notre Dame

| home_name_short = Oregon State

| home_nickname = Beavers

| home_school = Oregon State University

| visitor_record = 6–5

| visitor_conference = Independent

| home_record = 6–5

| home_conference = Pac-10

| visitor_coach = Kent Baer
(interim)

| home_coach = Mike Riley

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 7

| visitor_3q = 7

| visitor_4q = 7

| home_1q = 14

| home_2q = 7

| home_3q = 3

| home_4q = 14

| date_game_played = December 28

| stadium = Bank One Ballpark

| city = Phoenix, Arizona

| referee = Doyle Jackson (SEC)

| attendance = 45,917

}}

The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition of the Insight Bowl. It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Oregon State Beavers.

Oregon State scored first on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson to wide receiver George Gillett to take a 7–0 lead. Derek Anderson later found tight end Joe Newton for an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 14–0 lead.

In the second quarter Derek Anderson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Derek Haines, making it 21–0 OSU. Notre Dame got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Anthony Fasano, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State.

In the third quarter, Alexis Serna made a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 24–14 Oregon State. In the fourth quarter, Derek Anderson threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 1-yarder to Joe Newton to make it 31–14 Oregon State. Brady Quinn's 18-yard touchdown pass to Rhema McKnight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104363/20041228NCAAFOREGONST--0nr.htm |title=Notre Dame vs. Oregon State |website=usatoday.com |date=December 28, 2004}}