The 2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

 in the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller

Joe Tiller

Joe Tiller is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008, compliling a career college football record of 126–92–1...

 and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross–Ade Stadium is a stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is the home of the Purdue University Boilermakers football team.-History:...

. Purdue played twelve games in the 2004 season, finishing with a 7-5 record and a loss in the Sun Bowl

2004 Sun Bowl

The 2004 Vitalis Sun Bowl featured the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the Purdue Boilermakers.Arizona State's place kicker, Jessie Ainsworth kicked a 22 yard field goal in the first quarter to give the Sun Devils a 3-0 lead. Arizona State's running back, Preston Jones was tackled in the end zone by...

 to Arizona State

2004 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. It played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.-Schedule:...

. The season was Kyle Orton

Kyle Orton

Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

's senior year at Purdue.

Schedule

Syracuse

Ball State

Illinois

Notre Dame

Penn State

Wisconsin

In a wild game between two ranked opponents in West Lafayette, the Badgers handed #5 Purdue its first loss of the season. In the 4th Quarter Boilermaker QB Kyle Orton

Kyle Orton

Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

 fumbled the ball and Badger DB Scott Starks

Scott Starks

Scott Starks is an American football cornerback formerly for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He is currently a free agent. Jason Fletcher of Blueprint Sports is his agent...

 returned the fumble for the go-ahead score. With the crushing loss, Purdue fell to 5-1 on the season.

Michigan

The 2 point loss to Michigan at home was the 2nd in a row for the Boilermakers.

Northwestern

Purdue fell to 5-3 on the season with a 3rd consecutive loss.

Iowa

With the loss, their fourth in a row, the Boilermakers fell to 5-4 on the season.

Ohio State

Purdue snapped their losing streak to the Buckeyes and their overall 4 game losing streak with a 24-17 win in West Lafayette, improving to 6-4 on the year. The Purdue win made it impossible for the Buckeyes to finish with a winning conference record in 2004.

Indiana

With the win (in the highest scoring game in series history), the Boilermakers finished 4-4 in Big Ten conference play. Purdue extended their home winning streak over the Hoosiers to 4 games (their last loss to the Hoosiers in Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross–Ade Stadium is a stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is the home of the Purdue University Boilermakers football team.-History:...

 coming in the 1996 season). Joe Tiller and the Boilermakers finished the regular season with a 7-4 record.

Arizona State

2005 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Kyle Orton Kyle Orton Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	Quarterback	4	106	Chicago Bears 2005 Chicago Bears season -Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against-Week 1: at Washington Redskins:-Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions:-Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals:-Week 5: at Cleveland Browns:...

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