The Louisville Cardinals were 10-1 in 2004. They emerged victorious over the Boise State Broncos, 44 to 40, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 597 | 6,468 | 893 | 7.2 | 3,005 | 534 | 5.6 | 3,463 | 359 | 9.6 | 323 | 145 | 164 | 164 | 67 | 623 | ||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 19th | 2nd | 8th | 15th | 4th | 10th | 55th | 4th | 1st | 11th | 8th | 8th | 35th | 58th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 236 | 3,671 | 4.6 | 1,308 | 419 | 3.1 | 2,363 | 385 | 6.1 | 201 | 72 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 672 | |||
Opponent Rank | 37th | 26th | 17th | 26th | 33rd | 18th | 50th | 87th | 19th | 27th | 19th | 75th | 75th | 31st | 50th | ||||
Net | +361 | +2,797 | +893 | +2.7 | +1,697 | +115 | +2.5 | +1,100 | -26 | +3.5 | +122 | +73 | +50 | +50 | -16 | -49 | |||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 19th | 1st | 4th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 84th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 9th | 9th | 22nd | 41st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |