2004–05 NCAA football bowl games

The 2004–05 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 32 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2004 and January 2005 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 14, 2004, and concluded on January 29, 2005, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

2004–05 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl sites by state
Season2004
Number of bowls28
All-star games5
Bowl gamesDecember 14, 2004 –
January 4, 2005
National Championship2005 Orange Bowl
Location of ChampionshipDolphin Stadium,
Miami Gardens, Florida
ChampionsVacated
Bowl Challenge Cup winnerMountain West
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Big 12 7 4–3 (0.571) 3
ACC 6 3–3 (0.500) 4
Big Ten 6 3–3 (0.500) 4
SEC 6 3–3 (0.500) 4
Conference USA 5 3–2 (0.600) 1
Pac-10 5 3–2 (0.600) 3
Big East 5 2–3 (0.400) 2
MAC 5 2–3 (0.400) 0
WAC 4 2–2 (0.500) 2
Mountain West 3 2–1 (0.667) 1
Independents 2 1–1 (0.500) 1
Sun Belt 2 0–2 (0.000) 0

A total of 28 team-competitive games, and five all-star games, were played. For the first time in three years, the 56 available bowl slots were filled by teams with winning records, as no teams with non-winning seasons (6–6, or .500) were invited to participate in bowl games.

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