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2004 Utah Utes football team

2004 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
MWC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–7 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 4
2004 record 12–0 (7–0 MWC)
Head coach Urban Meyer (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham (10th year)
Home stadium Rice–Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 Utah $   7 0         12 0  
New Mexico   5 2         7 5  
BYU   4 3         5 6  
Wyoming   3 4         7 5  
Air Force   3 4         5 6  
Colorado State   3 4         4 7  
San Diego State   2 5         4 7  
UNLV   1 6         2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll
BYU at #5 Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
BYU 0 14 7 0 21
Utah 7 14 17 14 52

The 2004 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. This team was the original 'BCS Buster', meaning, this was the first time that a team from a non-BCS conference was invited to play in one of the BCS bowl games. The team, coached by second-year head football coach Urban Meyer, played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium. Utah was one of three teams in the top-level Division I FBS to finish the season undefeated (the others being the USC Trojans and the Auburn Tigers, the former of which are now conference rivals of Utah in the Pac-12 Conference).

Utah was the highest-ranked non-AQ team in each poll every week of the season.

2004 Official Stats





Utah had five players taken in the 2005 NFL Draft:


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