The 2004 Outback Bowl featured the Florida Gators and the Iowa Hawkeyes. It was the 18th edition of the Outback Bowl.
Florida scored early in the game, with quarterback Chris Leak throwing a 70-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kelvin Kight to take a 7âÂÂ0 lead. Iowa equalized following a 3-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nathan Chandler to wide receiver Maurice Brown, knotting the score, 7âÂÂ7.
Early in the second quarter, kicker Nate Kaeding made a 47-yard field goal, to give Iowa a 10âÂÂ7 lead. Chandler later rushed 5 yards for a touchdown to extend the Hawkeyes' lead to 17âÂÂ7. Before halftime, Kaeding connected on a 32-yard field goal to increase the lead to 20âÂÂ7.
Early in the third quarter, Matt Melloy recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for an Iowa touchdown and a 27âÂÂ7 lead. Florida kicked a 48-yard field goal to pull within 27âÂÂ10. A Fred Russell touchdown run pushed Iowa's lead to 34âÂÂ10. Kaeding later connected on his third field goal, this one from 38 yards, increasing the lead to 37âÂÂ10. Chris Leak's 25-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Baker made the final margin 37âÂÂ17.