2004 UCF Golden Knights football team

The 2004 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his first season with the team. It was their last year in the Mid-American Conference, in the East Division. The Golden Knights would join Conference USA for the 2005 season.

2004 UCF Golden Knights football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium	Citrus Bowl

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The Golden Knights went 0–11, their worst season in program history. With four losses to end the 2003 season, the UCF finished the season sitting on a 15-game losing streak.

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00pm	at No. 21 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 6–34	82,116
September 11	6:00pm	No. 10 West Virginia*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 20–45	32,224
September 18	12:00pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN+	L 13–37	101,715
October 2	1:00pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY		L 20–48	12,173
October 9	6:00pm	Northern Illinois	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 28–30	16,555
October 16	6:00pm	Akron	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 21–26	18,401
October 23	7:00pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 7–43	8,012
October 30	2:30pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	SUN	L 3–20	23,122
November 6	4:00pm	Ohio	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 16–17 OT	20,498
November 13	4:00pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 17–21	5,309
November 23	7:00pm	Kent State	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 24–41	12,083
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2004 UCF Golden Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 53 Cedric Gagné-Marcoux So RB 4 Alex Haynes Sr QB 7 Kyle Israel Fr TE 84 Darcy Johnson Jr WR 81 Brandon Marshall Jr G 70 Josh Sitton Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 24 Atari Bigby Sr DE 95 Paul Carrington Jr SS 40 Travonti Johnson So DT 74 Keith Shologan Fr CB 11 Mike Sims-Walker So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 2 Matt Prater Jr	Head coach George O'Leary Coordinators/assistant coaches Tim Salem (Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt