2004 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2004 TCU Horned Frogs football
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Conference	Conference USA
2004 record	5–6 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (4th as head coach, 6th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons « 2003 2005 »

2004 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville †		8	–	0					11	–	1
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Cincinnati		5	–	3					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	3					7	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					5	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Carolina		2	–	6					2	–	9
Army		2	–	6					2	–	9
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with a 5–6 (3–5 C-USA) record.

The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. This was TCU's final year Conference USA before moving to the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	Northwestern*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 48–45 2OT	26,843
September 11	7:00 p.m.	SMU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 44–0	33,458
September 18	11:30 a.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 35–70	51,271
September 25	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Amon Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 44–45 OT	27,546
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 21–17	32,707
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	L 25–41	33,280
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 34–27	36,276
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	KTXA	L 10–21	20,453
November 10	5:35 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 28–55	40,107
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–17	27,992
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Tulane	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 31–35	24,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time