Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 2004
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 81/100
- Overtime
- 4
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2004Week 31OT
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 10, Miami 16
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 5 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
81
Game score
- 2004Week 7
California at USC
California 17, USC 23
No. 7 California vs. No. 1 USC · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 2004SUGAR BOWL
Virginia Tech at Auburn
Virginia Tech 13, Auburn 16
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 2004Week 8
Wisconsin at Purdue
Wisconsin 20, Purdue 17
No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Purdue · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 2004Week 7
Texas at Oklahoma
Texas 0, Oklahoma 12
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 12-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 2004Week 4
LSU at Auburn
LSU 9, Auburn 10
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 14 Auburn · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 2004ROSE BOWL
Michigan at Texas
Michigan 37, Texas 38
No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 6 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 2004Postseason
Boise State at Louisville
Boise State 40, Louisville 44
No. 11 Boise State vs. No. 7 Louisville · 4-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 2004Week 41OT
Maryland at West Virginia
Maryland 16, West Virginia 19
No. 21 Maryland vs. No. 7 West Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
65
Game score
- 2004Week 8
Louisville at Miami
Louisville 38, Miami 41
No. 18 Louisville vs. No. 3 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 2004Week 15
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 16, Miami 10
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2004Week 7
Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee 19, Georgia 14
No. 17 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Georgia · 5-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2004Week 10
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma 38, Oklahoma State 35
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2004Week 4
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 28, Tennessee 30
No. 11 Florida vs. No. 13 Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 2004Week 9
Michigan at Purdue
Michigan 16, Purdue 14
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 12 Purdue · 2-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 2004Week 15
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 15 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2004 Tennessee vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2004OUTBACK BOWL
Georgia at Wisconsin
Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21
No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 17 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 2004Week 12
Georgia at Auburn
Georgia 6, Auburn 24
No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 3 Auburn · 18-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 2004Postseason1OT
Virginia at Fresno State
Virginia 34, Fresno State 37
No. 18 Virginia vs. No. 17 Fresno State · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
- 2004CAPITAL ONE BOWL
LSU at Iowa
LSU 25, Iowa 30
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 12 Iowa · 5-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2004Week 7
Minnesota at Michigan
Minnesota 24, Michigan 27
No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2004Week 5
USC at Stanford
USC 31, Stanford 28
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2004Week 61OT
Ohio State at Northwestern
Ohio State 27, Northwestern 33
No. 7 Ohio State vs. Unranked Northwestern · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
- 2004Week 11
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 35
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 22 Texas A&M · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2004Week 11
Oregon at California
Oregon 27, California 28
Unranked Oregon vs. No. 4 California · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.