2004 Florida Gators football team

The 2004 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2004 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the third and last for head coach Ron Zook, who led the Gators to a regular season record of 7–4 (.636).

Pre-season
For the fifth time in school history, Florida played five of its first six games at home. Four of the last five games were on the road. Florida's record for the two prior seasons under Zook on the road in conference play was an SEC league best 7–1. Eight starters returned and true sophomore Chris Leak would start the first game of the season at the helm for the first time. The Gators opened the season against Eastern Michigan from the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule and results
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

Middle Tennessee State
The match with MTSU was intended to be the season opener for the Gators, but was cancelled and rescheduled because of Hurricane Frances. This left the Gators without a regular-season bye week.

Mississippi State
Following this loss, head coach Ron Zook was fired, but allowed to coach the remainder of the season.

Florida State
Ron Zook's last game as head coach of the Florida Gators.

Peach Bowl
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong was interim head coach for the bowl game.

Coaching staff

 * Ron Zook - Head Coach
 * Jerry “Red” Anderson - Defensive Line
 * Dan Disch - Assistant Coach/Secondary
 * Dwayne Dixon - Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers
 * Larry Fedora - Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
 * Mike Locksley - Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
 * Bill Miller - Associate Head Coach (Linebackers)
 * Charlie Strong - Defensive Coordinator
 * Joe Wickline - Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
 * Ed Zaunbrecher - Quarterbacks