2004 Utah Utes football team

The 2004 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. This team was the original 'BCS Buster', meaning, this was the first time that a team from a BCS non-AQ conference was invited to play in one of the BCS bowl games. The team, coached by second-year head football coach Urban Meyer, played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

2004 Utah Utes football
Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 35–7 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record12–0 (7–0 MW)
Head coach
  • Urban Meyer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Sanford (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (10th season)
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Utah $  7 0   12 0  
New Mexico  5 2   7 5  
BYU  4 3   5 6  
Wyoming  3 4   7 5  
Air Force  3 4   5 6  
Colorado State  3 4   4 7  
San Diego State  2 5   4 7  
UNLV  1 6   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Utah finished the season 12–0, the fourth undefeated and untied season in school history. The Utes were one of three teams in the top-level Division I FBS to finish the season undefeated (the others being the USC Trojans and the Auburn Tigers.)

Utah was the highest-ranked BCS non-AQ team in each poll every week of the season.

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