2004 Toledo Rockets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2004
|team=Toledo Rockets
|image=Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
|image_size= 175
|conference=Mid-American Conference
|division=West Division
|short_conf=MAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=9–4
|conf_record=8–1
|head_coach = Tom Amstutz
|hc_year = 4th
|off_coach = Rob Spence
|oc_year = 4th
|def_coach = Lou West
|dc_year = 4th
|off_scheme=
|def_scheme=
|stadium=Glass Bowl
|champion=MAC champion
MAC West co-champion
|conf_champ=MAC Championship Game
|conf_champ_result= W 35–27 vs. Miami (OH)
|bowl=Motor City Bowl
|bowl_result= L 10–39 vs. Connecticut
}}
{{2004 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2004 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz. The Rockets offense scored 432 points while the defense allowed 404 points.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|rankyear = 2004
|poll = AP
|timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 9:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 21–63
| attend = 45,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 14–63
| attend = 41,251
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| tv =
| score = 42–32
| attend = 16,061
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv =
| score = 45–17
| attend = 24,836
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv =
| score = 52–14
| attend = 21,933
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 59–33
| attend = 17,421
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv =
| score = 31–13
| attend = 21,552
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv =
| score = 27–22
| attend = 19,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 16–23
| attend = 13,940
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 31–17
| attend = 27,719
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| gamename = Battle of I-75
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 49–41
| attend = 31,981
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 7:45 pm
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| gamename = MAC Championship
| site_stadium = Ford Field
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| tv = ESPN
| score = 35–27
| attend = 22,138
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 27
| time = 5:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| gamename = Motor City Bowl
| site_stadium = Ford Field
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 10–39
| attend = 52,552
}}
}}
After the season
=NFL draft=
The following Rocket was selected in the 2005 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm|title=2005 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=September 30, 2023}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Toledo Rockets|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL club}} | ||||
| 3 | 100 | Nick Kaczur | Guard | New England Patriots |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Toledo Rockets football navbox}}
{{Mid-American Conference football champions}}
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