2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North Division
2004 record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Callahan (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Norvell (1st year)
Offensive scheme	West Coast offense
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,918)

2004 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Division
#3 Oklahoma xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
#5 Texas %		7	–	1					11	–	1
#18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	Western Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	PPV	W 56–17	77,471
September 11	11:00 AM	Southern Miss*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–21	77,887
September 18	11:00 AM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 24–17	40,133
October 2	6:10 PM	Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	PPV	W 14–8	77,637
October 9	6:10 PM	at Texas Tech		Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX	TBS	L 10–70	52,954
October 16	1:05 PM	Baylor		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 59–27	77,881
October 23	1:10 PM	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 21–45	52,234
October 30	11:00 AM	Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	FSN	W 24–3	77,616
November 6	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		L 27–34	45,022
November 13	6:00 PM	at #2 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)	FSN	L 3–30	84,916
November 26	11:00 AM	Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	L 20–26	77,661
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Roster and coaching staff

2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Adams, JordanJordan Adams So WR 27 Amos, WillieWillie Amos Sr OG 71 Andersen, JakeJake Andersen Sr OL 65 Austin, GregGreg Austin So WR 38 Biodrowski, BrandonBrandon Biodrowski Sr WR 19 Birkel, AndyAndy Birkel So OL 59 Byford, BrettBrett Byford RFr OL 62 Christensen, AndyAndy Christensen Fr QB 12 Dailey, JoeJoe Dailey So QB 15 Davis, BeauBeau Davis Fr OT 67 DeLone, DarrenDarren DeLone Sr WR 26 Erickson, DanDan Erickson RFr OL 78 Erickson, MikeMike Erickson Sr OT 77 Evwaraye, SeppoSeppo Evwaraye Jr WR 28 Fluellen, IsaiahIsaiah Fluellen So OL 79 Fuamatu-Thomas, CornealiusCornealius Fuamatu-Thomas Jr QB 13 Ganz, JoeJoe Ganz Fr QB 17 Glissman, GarthGarth Glissman Jr QB 6 Goodman, RyanRyan Goodman Fr IB 30 Green, TierreTierre Green RFr OL 73 Helming, JaredJared Helming Jr TE 11 Herian, MattMatt Herian Jr TE 42 Hill, SeanSean Hill RFr IB 9 Horne, DavidDavid Horne Jr OL 61 Huff, MikeMike Huff Fr RB 32 Jackson, BrandonBrandon Jackson Fr WR 31 Jackson, JoelJoel Jackson Sr TE 47 Keiser, DustyDusty Keiser Sr WR 89 Kenney, TylerTyler Kenney So OG 75 Koch, BrandonBrandon Koch Jr FB 45 Kriewald, SteveSteve Kriewald Sr IB 36 Lawson, ThomasThomas Lawson Fr WR 10 LeFlore, MarkMark LeFlore Jr OL 74 Lingenfelter, NewtonNewton Lingenfelter So OL Loos, ChrisChris Loos OL 64 Mann, KurtKurt Mann So WR 5 McKoy, ShamusShamus McKoy Jr WR 18 McLaughlin, MikeMike McLaughlin Jr FB 33 Miller, GrantGrant Miller So QB 8 Miller, ZachZach Miller RFr TE 81 Mueller, JoshJosh Mueller RFr WR 84 Mulkey, GrantGrant Mulkey So OL 76 Murtha, LydonLydon Murtha Fr WR 83 Nunn, TerrenceTerrence Nunn Fr WR 24 O'Holleran, JackJack O'Holleran Sr WR 80 Panico, SantinoSantino Panico Fr OL 54 Patrick, ChrisChris Patrick RFr WR 21 Peterson, ToddTodd Peterson Fr TE 85 Phillips, J.B.J.B. Phillips RFr OL 56 Pike, GaryGary Pike Jr WR 2 Pilkington, RossRoss Pilkington Jr IB 25 Pittman, KadeKade Pittman RFr OL 69 Povendo, NickNick Povendo Sr IB 4 Ross, CoryCory Ross Jr IB 37 Sampogna, MikeMike Sampogna Fr TE 48 Sand, AndyAndy Sand RFr WR 14 Schroeder, MattMatt Schroeder Jr TE 83 Septak, ChrisChris Septak Sr TE 88 Sievers, ClaytonClayton Sievers Fr QB 16 Stuntz, MikeMike Stuntz Jr WR 87 Swift, NateNate Swift Fr OL 57 Timm, CoryCory Timm So FB 41 Todd, DaneDane Todd So WR 20 Wigert, KiffinKiffin Wigert Sr WR 3 Zajicek, BenBen Zajicek Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 96 Adams, TitusTitus Adams Jr CB 16 Biodrowski, ColeCole Biodrowski Jr DE 48 Blankenship, AdamAdam Blankenship Fr SLB 34 Bradley, StewartStewart Bradley So LB 40 Brandenburgh, LanceLance Brandenburgh Fr CB 21 Brothers, TitusTitus Brothers RFr DT 65 Bryant, ChrisChris Bryant So SS 14 Bullocks, DanielDaniel Bullocks Jr FS 20 Bullocks, JoshJosh Bullocks Jr FS 36 Burrow, DanDan Burrow Sr DE 90 Carriker, AdamAdam Carriker So LB 11 Cooper, IraIra Cooper Sr CB 6 DeFrand, DonaldDonald DeFrand Jr SS 46 Eisenhart, BenBen Eisenhart RFr FS 15 Fisher, TylerTyler Fisher Jr SS 18 Gingery, TravisTravis Gingery RFr DT 99 Greeson, BrandonBrandon Greeson So DB 26 Grixby, CortneyCortney Grixby Fr CB 29 Huston, KellenKellen Huston Sr LB 49 Ickes, AdamAdam Ickes Jr DT 95 Krug, NathanNathan Krug Jr CB 35 LeFlore, ChrisChris LeFlore RFr LB 52 Lueck, TylerTyler Lueck Fr DE 89 Luhrs, KevinKevin Luhrs RFr DT 50 McBride, JeffJeff McBride Sr LB 13 McKeon, CoreyCorey McKeon RFr CB 1 McPherson, LornellLornell McPherson Sr DE 44 Moore, JayJay Moore So DE 55 Muhammad, WaliWali Muhammad Jr DT 58 Muy, DannyDanny Muy Fr DE 56 Neemann, TrevorTrevor Neemann RFr DT 63 O'Shea, MattMatt O'Shea Jr DE 86 Poulosky, AndyAndy Poulosky RFr LB 53 Reeves, MitchMitch Reeves So DE 85 Rice, ThomasThomas Rice RFr SS 24 Rigoni, BrandonBrandon Rigoni So CB 30 Robison, JoeyJoey Robison Jr LB 51 Ruud, BoBo Ruud RFr LB 38 Ruud, BarrettBarrett Ruud Sr FS 8 Shanle, AndrewAndrew Shanle So SS 23 Siegel, ShaneShane Siegel Jr LB 54 Sievers, ChadChad Sievers Sr DT 66 Smith, Le KevinLe Kevin Smith Jr DE 43 Steinkuhler, TyTy Steinkuhler Fr DT 74 Teamer, BrandonBrandon Teamer So DE 5 Thomas, BenardBenard Thomas Sr SS 25 Tiedtke, BlakeBlake Tiedtke Jr CB 3 Washington, FabianFabian Washington Jr LB 91 Wortman, TylerTyler Wortman Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 22 DeAngelis, SandroSandro DeAngelis Sr PK 27 Dyches, DavidDavid Dyches So P 90 Kester, TylerTyler Kester RFr P 37 Koch, SamSam Koch Jr PK 91 Lueshen, EricEric Lueshen RFr PK 92 Nielsen, JaredJared Nielsen RFr LS 94 Peetz, JakeJake Peetz RFr P 97 Titchener, DanDan Titchener Fr PK 98 Wesch, JakeJake Wesch Fr	Head coach Bill Callahan    1st season    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Benedictine Coordinators/assistant coaches Jay Norvell    1st season as OC/QB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Iowa Kevin Cosgrove    1st season as DC/LB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: UW-Oshkosh John Blake    1st season as DL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Oklahoma Bill Busch    1st season as OLB coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Wesleyan Scott Downing    2nd season as TE/ST coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Sterling Phil Elmassian    1st season as Sec coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: William & Mary Turner Gill    1st season as WR coach    13th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Randy Jordan    1st season as RB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: North Carolina Dennis Wagner    1st season as OL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Utah Dave Kennedy    1st season as S&C coach    8th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Aaron Stamn    1st season as GA coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Minnesota Mankato Dan McLaughlin    1st season as GA coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Bellevue College Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2011

Game notes

Western Illinois

Western Illinois at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Western Illinois 0 3 14 0 17 • Nebraska 14 28 7 7 56 Date: September 4 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,471 TV announcers (PPV): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-Play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Steve Taylor (Sideline)

Southern Miss

Southern Miss at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Southern Miss 6 3 6 6 21 Nebraska 0 3 14 0 17 Date: September 11 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,887 TV announcers (ABC): Gary Gerould (Play-by-Play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Vince Welch (Sideline)

Pittsburgh

Nebraska at Pittsburgh [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 10 14 0 0 24 Pittsburgh 7 3 0 7 17 Date: September 18 Location: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 40,133 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-Play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 2 3 3 0 8 • Nebraska 0 7 7 0 14 Date: October 2 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,637 TV announcers (PPV): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-Play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & John Kelly (Sideline)

Texas Tech

Nebraska at Texas Tech [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 3 7 0 10 • Texas Tech 7 14 21 28 70 Date: October 9 Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 52,954 TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-Play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Baylor

Baylor at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 3 0 21 3 27 • Nebraska 7 24 7 21 59 Date: October 16 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 1:05 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,881

Kansas State

Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 7 7 0 21 • Kansas State 14 10 14 7 45 Date: October 23 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game start: 1:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 52,234

Missouri

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 3 0 0 3 • Nebraska 3 7 7 7 24 Date: October 30 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,616 TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-Play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline) Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 11:14 NEB Sandro DeAngelis 41 yard field goal NEB 3-0 2 14:46 MIZZ Joe Tantarelli 39 yard field goal Tied 3-3 2 9:42 NEB Adam Ickes 16 yard blocked punt return (Sandro DeAngelis kick) NEB 10-3 3 1:34 NEB Cory Ross 15 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick) NEB 17-3 4 2:56 NEB Cory Ross 86 yard run (Sandro DeAngelis kick) NEB 24-3

Iowa State

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 7 13 7 27 • Iowa State 10 14 10 0 34 Date: November 6 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 45,022

Oklahoma

Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 0 0 3 3 • Oklahoma 3 20 7 0 30 Date: November 13 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 84,916 TV announcers (FSN): Kevin Eschenfelder (Play-by-Play), Gary Reasons (Color) & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 10 10 6 0 26 Nebraska 0 7 0 13 20 Date: November 26 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,661 TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon (Play-by-Play), Terry Bowden (Color), Tim Brant (Color) & Suzy Shuster (Sideline)

Rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
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After the season

Nebraska finished tied for 3rd place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 7th conference-wide, with a final record of 5-6 (3-5), its first losing season since 1961. Head Coach Bill Callahan's overall career record was established at 5-6 (.455) and 3-5 (.375) in conference. Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1968, ending their consecutive bowl streak at 35.

Awards

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Award	Name(s)
All-America 3rd team	Barrett Ruud
All-Big 12 1st team	Barrett Ruud
All-Big 12 2nd team	Josh Bullocks
All-Big 12 honorable mention	Daniel Bullocks, Mike Erickson, Matt Herian, Kurt Mann, Cory Ross, Le Kevin Smith, Fabian Washington

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2004 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[3]

Name	Team
Titus Adams	New York Jets
Stewart Bradley	Philadelphia Eagles
Daniel Bullocks	Detroit Lions
Josh Bullocks	New Orleans Saints
Adam Carriker	St. Louis Rams
Sandro DeAngelis	Calgary Stampeders
Mike Erickson	Berlin Thunder
Seppo Evwaraye	Carolina Panthers
Joe Ganz	Washington Redskins
Cortney Grixby	Carolina Panthers
Brandon Jackson	Green Bay Packers
Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens
Jay Moore	San Francisco 49ers
Lydon Murtha	Detroit Lions
Terrence Nunn	New England Patriots
Chris Patrick	New York Giants
Todd Peterson	Jacksonville Jaguars
Andy Poulosky	Sioux City Bandits
Cory Ross	Baltimore Ravens
Barrett Ruud	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bo Ruud	New England Patriots
Andrew Shanle	Chicago Bears
Le Kevin Smith	New England Patriots
Ty Steinkuhler	New York Jets
Nate Swift	Denver Broncos
Fabian Washington	Oakland Raiders

References

1. "Football - 2004 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
2. 2004 Husker Honors
3. "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.