2004 Michigan State Spartans football team

2004 Big Ten football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan State Spartans football
2004 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2004 record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John L. Smith
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)
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The 2004 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2004 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach John L. Smith.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 PM	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ABC	L 14–19	42,612
September 11	12:00 PM	Central Michigan*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 24–17	72,908
September 18	7:00 PM	Notre Dame*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	ESPN	L 24–31	74,962
September 25	12:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	ESPN+	W 30–20	24,471
October 2	12:00 PM	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 16–38	70,397
October 9	12:00 PM	Illinois	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 38–25	72,441
October 16	12:00 PM	#19 Minnesota	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 51–17	72,383
October 30	3:30 PM	at #14 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 37–45 ^3OT	111,609
November 6	12:00 PM	Ohio State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 19–32	72,222
November 13	3:30 PM	#5 Wisconsin	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 49–14	76,697
November 20	12:00 PM	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN2	L 13–37	101,486
December 4	11:05 PM	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium • Aiea, HI	ESPN2	L 38–41	41,654
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

The following players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.

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v t e Michigan State Spartans football
Venues	Spartan Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)
Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

2004 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 Iowa +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Michigan $+		7	–	1		9	–	3
#17 Wisconsin		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3		6	–	6
#20 Ohio State		4	–	4		8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4		7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5		7	–	5
Penn State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7		3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7		3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll