The 2004 Big Ten Conference football season was the 109th season for the Big Ten Conference. Michigan and Iowa were conference co-champions, with 7-1 conference records.
Rankings
Bowl games Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score Dec. 29, 2004 Alamo Bowl Ohio State Oklahoma State 33-7 Dec. 31, 2004 Music City Bowl Minnesota Alabama 20-16 Dec. 31, 2004 Sun Bowl Purdue Arizona State 27-23 Jan. 1, 2005 Outback Bowl Wisconsin Georgia 24-21 Jan. 1, 2005 Capital One Bowl Iowa LSU 30-25 Jan. 1, 2005 Rose Bowl Michigan Texas 38-37 Bowl game information from Sports-Reference.com
Big Ten players in the 2005 NFL draft
After the 2004 season, the conference had four players drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft: Braylon Edwards (#3, Michigan), Erasmus James (#15, Wisconsin), Luis Castillo (#27, Northwestern), Marlin Jackson (#28, Michigan). Ohio State kicker Mike Nugent was selected in the second round with the 47th overall pick, the highest that a Big Ten Conference kicker had ever been drafted.
See also 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team
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