# 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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. This was Nebraska's first losing season since 1961.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 (I-AA) Western Illinois* | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | PPV | W 56–17 | 77,471 |
| September 11 | 11:00 am | Southern Miss* | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | L 17–21 | 77,887 |
| September 18 | 11:00 am | at Pittsburgh* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 24–17 | 40,133 |
| October 2 | 6:10 pm | Kansas | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | PPV | W 14–8 | 77,637 |
| October 9 | 6:10 pm | at Texas Tech | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX | TBS | L 10–70 | 52,954 |
| October 16 | 1:05 pm | Baylor | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 59–27 | 77,881 |
| October 23 | 1:10 pm | at Kansas State | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | L 21–45 | 52,234 |
| October 30 | 11:00 am | Missouri | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | FSN | W 24–3 | 77,616 |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | | L 27–34 | 45,022 |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | FSN | L 3–30 | 84,916 |
| November 26 | 11:00 am | Colorado | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | L 20–26 | 77,661 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Roster and coaching staff
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Josh Bullocks
* Shane Siegel Andrew Shanle
| WILL | MIKE | SAM |
| Chad Sievers | Barrett Ruud | Stewart Bradley |
| Mark Brungardt | Ira Cooper | Bo Ruud |
* SS
* Daniel Bullocks
* Blake Tiedtke
* CB
* Fabian Washington
* Cortney Grixby
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Benard Thomas | Le Kevin Smith | Titus Adams | Adam Carriker |
| Jay Moore | Jeff McBride | Brandon Teamer | Wali Muhammad |
* CB
* Lornell McPherson
* Kellen Huston
Offense :
* WR
* Ross Pilkington
* Mark LeFlore Isaiah Fluellen
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Mike Erickson | Brandon Koch | Kurt Mann | Jake Andersen | Seppo Evwarye |
| Darren DeLone | Greg Austin | Gary Pike | Jared Helming | Nick Povendo |
* TE
* Matt Herian Dusty Keiser
* J.B Phillips
* WR
* Terrence Nunn
* Grant Mulkey
* QB
* Joe Dailey
* Ryan Goodman
* RB
* Cory Ross
* Brandon Jackson
* Tierre Green
* FB
* Steve Kriewald
* Dana Todd
* Special teams
* PK Sandro Deangelis
* P Sam Koch
* KR Tierre Green Brandon Jacson
* PR Santino Panico
* LS \

## Game summaries
### Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Western Illinois | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Texas Tech | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 70 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 59 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Kansas State | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| • Iowa State | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colorado | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## 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

| 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.
| 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 |