5-6. The worst Bellotti season. No bowl for the first time since 1996. Bellotti shuffled quarterbacks all year. The gap between the Harrington years and the Dixon/Kelly era. Rock bottom, but temporary.
5-6
Record
45% Win Rate
3-5
Pac-10
25.6
PPG Scored
25.6
PPG Allowed
#29
Power Index
22.5 pts (of 30)
181.5
Pass YPG
168.3
Rush YPG
349.8
Total Offense
Yards Per Game
363.2
Total Defense
Yards Allowed/Game
20
Sacks
Team Total
12
Takeaways
INTs + Fumbles
-4
Turnover Margin
Season
36.1%
3rd Down %
Conversions
79.4%
Red Zone %
Scoring
54.8
Penalty YPG
Yards Per Game

Game-by-Game Results

GameOpponentResult
1IndianaL 24-30
2@ OklahomaL 7-31
3IdahoW 48-10
4Arizona StateL 13-28
5@ Washington StateW 41-38
6ArizonaW 28-14
7@ StanfordW 16-13
8WashingtonW 31-6
9@ CaliforniaL 27-28
10UCLAL 26-34
11@ Oregon StateL 21-50

Top Players

Kellen Clemens
QB
2,548 passing yards, 22 TDs. Career-best 437 passing yards at Washington State. Honorable mention All-Pac-10.
Terrence Whitehead
RB
Leading rusher. Averaged 5.7 YPC. Steady presence in the backfield.
Demetrius Williams
WR
47 receptions, 593 yards. Led team in receptions.
Returned from 2003 ACL tear. 28 of 46 tackles came in final 6 games. Second-team All-Pac-10.
Tim Day
TE
8 TDs. Led all Pac-10 tight ends in TD receptions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Oregon went 5-6 in 2004, the worst record of the Bellotti era. Starting QB Kellen Clemens was lost to injury early in the season. Without him, the offense struggled badly. Oregon was bowl-ineligible for the only time under Bellotti. See all coaching eras.

No. Oregon's 5-6 record made them bowl-ineligible, the only time that happened during Mike Bellotti's 14-year tenure. The season was derailed by a Kellen Clemens injury. See the full Oregon timeline.

Kellen Clemens started the season but was injured, missing significant time. Backups struggled to move the offense. The QB situation was the primary reason for the 5-6 collapse. Clemens returned healthy in 2005 and led Oregon to a 10-2 season. See all coaching eras.

It was the worst until 2016 (4-8). The 2004 team went 5-6 and missed a bowl game for the first time under Bellotti. Before 2004, Oregon had been to a bowl game every year since 1998. See the greatest games in Oregon history.

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