2004 UCF Golden Knights football team

2004 UCF Golden Knights football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
2004 record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (1st year)
Home stadium	Citrus Bowl (Capacity: 65,438)

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami 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 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his first season with the team. It was their last year in the Mid-American Conference, in the East Division. The Golden Knights would join Conference USA for the 2005 season.

The Golden Knights went 0–11, their worst season in program history. With four losses to end the 2003 season, the UCF finished the season sitting on a 15-game losing streak.

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00pm	at No. 22 Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	L 6–34	82,116
September 11	6:00pm	No. 10 West Virigina*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 20–45	32,224
September 18	1:00pm	at Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	L 13–37	101,715
October 2	1:00pm	at Buffalo		UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY		L 20–48	12,173
October 9	6:00pm	Northern Illinois		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 28–30	16,555
October 16	6:00pm	Akron		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 21–26	18,401
October 23	7:00pm	at Miami (OH)		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 7–43	8,012
October 30	2:30pm	at Marshall		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	SUN	L 3–20	23,122
November 6	4:00pm	Ohio		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 16–17 ^OT	20,498
November 13	4:00pm	at Ball State		Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 17–21	5,309
November 23	7:00pm	Kent State		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 24–41	12,083
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

• UCF Football Archive-2004 Schedule. UCF Athletics Association.