2004 Toledo Rockets football team

2004 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion MAC West co-champion
MAC Championship Game, W 35–27 vs. Miami (OH)
Motor City Bowl, L 10–39 vs. Connecticut
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (8–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lou West (4th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 pm	at No. 25 Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 21–63	45,144
September 11	7:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 14–63	41,251
September 18	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 42–32	16,061
September 25	7:00 pm	Temple*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 45–17	24,836
October 2	7:00 pm	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 52–14	21,933
October 9	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 59–33	17,421
October 16	12:00 pm	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 31–13	21,552
October 23	7:00 pm	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 27–22	19,822
November 2	7:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 16–23	13,940
November 9	7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	W 31–17	27,719
November 23	7:00 pm	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN2	W 49–41	31,981
December 2	7:45 pm	vs. Miami (OH)	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship)	ESPN	W 35–27	22,138
December 27	5:30 pm	vs. Connecticut*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN2	L 10–39	52,552
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 2005 NFL draft following the season.[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	100	Nick Kaczur	Guard	New England Patriots

References

1. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.