2004 Arizona Wildcats football team

2004 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Stoops (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 USC † $  8 0   13 0  
No. 9 California  7 1   10 2  
No. 19 Arizona State  5 3   9 3  
Oregon State  5 3   7 5  
UCLA  4 4   6 6  
Oregon  4 4   5 6  
Washington State  3 5   5 6  
Stanford  2 6   4 7  
Arizona  2 6   3 8  
Washington  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Mike Stoops in his first season with the Wildcats, after taking over the program after a disastrous 2003 season that led to the firing of former Arizona coach John Mackovic.

Arizona finished the season with a record of 3–8 (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), which was a slight improvement from 2003. A major highlight of the year was an upset victory over rival Arizona State in the finale that showed signs that the program was returning to relevance.