The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-5 in 2004. They emerged victorious over the Alabama Crimson Tide, 20 to 16, in the Music City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
3-5 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 361 | 5,260 | 841 | 6.3 | 3,082 | 572 | 5.4 | 2,178 | 269 | 8.1 | 245 | 147 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 467 | ||
Team Rank | 29th | 17th | 39th | 11th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 81st | 106th | 21st | 35th | 8th | 101st | 101st | 31st | 18th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 273 | 4,760 | 5.4 | 1,568 | 424 | 3.7 | 3,192 | 451 | 7.1 | 254 | 95 | 143 | 143 | 57 | 462 | |||
Opponent Rank | 50th | 102nd | 68th | 47th | 38th | 54th | 119th | 118th | 76th | 104th | 60th | 120th | 120th | 115th | 118th | ||||
Net | +88 | +500 | +841 | +0.8 | +1,514 | +148 | +1.7 | -1,014 | -182 | +1.0 | -9 | +52 | -59 | -59 | +8 | +5 | |||
Net Rank | 29th | 39th | 39th | 25th | 6th | 7th | 10th | 121st | 124th | 36th | 73rd | 13th | 121st | 121st | 87th | 68th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |