2004 Insight Bowl

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Name=2004 Insight Bowl
Date=December 28, 2004
Year=2004
Visitor School=University of Notre Dame
Visitor Name Short=Notre Dame
Visitor Nickname=Fighting Irish
Visitor Record=6–5
Visitor

Visitor Coaches=NR
Visitor Coach=Tyrone Willingham
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=7
Visitor4=7
Visitor5=
Visitor6=
Visitor7=
Visitor Total=21
Home School=Oregon State University
Home Name Short=Oregon State
Home Nickname=Beavers
Home Record=6–5
Home

Home Coaches=NR
Home Coach=Mike Riley
Home1=14
Home2=7
Home3=3
Home4=14
Home5=
Home6=
Home7=
Home Total=38
Type=Bowl Game
Stadium=Sun Devil Stadium
City=Phoenix, Arizona

The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition to 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 tochdown 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 drilled a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Running back Darius Walker of Notre Dame 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 McNight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104363/20041228NCAAFOREGONST--0nr.htm