2004 Insight Bowl

College football game
2004 Insight Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Oregon State Beavers
(6–5) (6–5)
Independent Pac-10
21 38
Head coach: 
Kent Baer
(interim)
Head coach: 
Mike Riley
1234 Total
Notre Dame 0777 21
Oregon State 147314 38
DateDecember 28, 2004
Season2004
StadiumBank One Ballpark
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
RefereeDoyle Jackson (SEC)
Attendance45,917
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The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Oregon State Beavers.

Oregon State scored first on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson to wide receiver George Gillett to take a 7–0 lead. Derek Anderson later found tight end Joe Newton for an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 14–0 lead.

In the second quarter Derek Anderson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Derek Haines, making it 21–0 OSU. Notre Dame got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Anthony Fasano, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State.

In the third quarter, Alexis Serna made a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 24–14 Oregon State. In the fourth quarter, Derek Anderson threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 1-yarder to Joe Newton to make it 31–14 Oregon State. Brady Quinn's 18-yard touchdown pass to Rhema McKnight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame vs. Oregon State". usatoday.com. December 28, 2004.
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