2004 Hawaii Warriors football team

2004 Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 59–40 vs. UAB
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Lumpkin (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Boise State $   8 0     11 1  
UTEP   6 2     8 4  
No. 22 Fresno State   5 3     9 3  
Louisiana Tech   5 3     6 6  
Hawaii   4 4     8 5  
Nevada   3 5     5 7  
Tulsa   3 5     4 8  
SMU   3 5     3 8  
Rice   2 6     3 8  
San Jose State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 2004 season with an 8–5 record, going 4–4 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors made their third straight appearance in the Hawaii Bowl, facing off against the UAB Blazers. The Warriors would go on to defeat the Blazers and cap off their third straight winning season, the fifth in six seasons under head coach June Jones. In his final season, quarterback Timmy Chang set the NCAA Division I-A all-time passing yards record with 17,072, surpassing the old mark held by BYU quarterback Ty Detmer (15,031). Chang also set records for total offensive yards (17,183), most offensive plays (2,610), and most interceptions (77). Wide receiver Chad Owens won the Mosi Tatupu Award for the best special teams player in the country and would earn second team AP All-American honors as an all purpose player.