2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2004 record	3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ron Turner (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Mallory (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 69,249)
Seasons

2004 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#14/12 Michigan †§		7	–	1					9	–	3
#8/8 Iowa §		7	–	1					10	–	2
#17/18 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					6	–	6
#20/19 Ohio State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					7	–	5
Penn State		0*	–	6					0*	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	8
† – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions *All wins for Penn State (4-7, 2-6) vacated due to scandal. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his eighth season with the Illini and was fired at the conclusion of the season. Illinois had a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 PM	Florida A&M*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 52–13	46,106
September 11	11:00 AM	UCLA*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 17–35	47,457
September 18	1:00 PM	Western Michigan*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 30–27	51,452
September 25	11:00 AM	No. 15 Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	L 31–42	50,532
October 2	1:00 PM	at No. 20 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 7–24	82,306
October 9	11:00 AM	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	L 25–38	72,441
October 16	11:00 AM	No. 14 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 19–30	55,725
October 23	1:00 PM	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 0–45	46,526
October 30	11:00 AM	No. 23 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	L 13–23	47,651
November 6	1:00 PM	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 26–22	41,458
November 20	11:00 AM	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN+	L 21–28 OT	23,563
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time