2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Callahan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Norvell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. This was Nebraska's first losing season since 1961.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	No. 12 (I-AA) Western Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	PPV	W 56–17	77,471	[1]
September 11	11:00 am	Southern Miss*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–21	77,887
September 18	11:00 am	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 24–17	40,133
October 2	6:10 pm	Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	PPV	W 14–8	77,637
October 9	6:10 pm	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	TBS	L 10–70	52,954
October 16	1:05 pm	Baylor	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 59–27	77,881
October 23	1:10 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 21–45	52,234
October 30	11:00 am	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	FSN	W 24–3	77,616
November 6	1:00 pm	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 27–34	45,022
November 13	6:00 pm	at No. 2 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	FSN	L 3–30	84,916
November 26	11:00 am	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–26	77,661
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster and coaching staff