2004 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2004
|team=Missouri Tigers
|image=Missouri Tigers old logo.svg
|conference=Big 12 Conference
|division=North Division
|short_conf=Big 12
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=5–6
|conf_record=3–5
|head_coach=Gary Pinkel
|hc_year=4th
|off_coach=Dave Christensen
|oc_year=4th
|off_scheme=Spread
|def_coach=Matt Eberflus
|dc_year=4th
|def_scheme=4–3
|stadium=Faurot Field
(Capacity: 68,349)
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2004 Big 12 football standings}}
The 2004 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| poll = Coaches'
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv =
| score = 52–20
| attend = 57,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Troy
| site_stadium = Movie Gallery Stadium
| site_cityst = Troy, Alabama
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 14–24
| attend = 26,574
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv =
| score = 48–0
| attend = 57,279
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–9
| attend = 60,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 9:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, Texas
| tv = FSN
| score = 30–10
| attend = 22,652
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
| tv = ABC
| score = 20–28
| attend = 82,981
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–20
| attend = 66,133
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| tv = FSN
| score = 3–24
| attend = 77,616
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv = FSN
| score = 24–35
| attend = 63,412
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| gamename = Border War
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| tv =
| score = 14–31
| attend = 53,480
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| gamename = Battle for the Telephone Trophy
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–14
| overtime = OT
| attend = 40,626
}}
}}