2004 Arizona Cardinals season

2004 Arizona Cardinals season
2004 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Dennis Green
General manager	Rod Graves
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Bertrand Berry
	← 2003; Cardinals seasons; 2005 →;

The 2004 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 106th season, 85th season in the National Football League and the 17th in Arizona. The team managed to improve upon their previous output of 4–12. However, the team failed to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. Season lows for the Cardinals included losing two games to the San Francisco 49ers, the only two games the 49ers won in 2004. The Cardinals, during Week 9, also defeated the Miami Dolphins for the first time in franchise history.

The season was notable for drafting wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald with the 3rd pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Following the season, Emmitt Smith retired after 15 seasons.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Larry Fitzgerald	Wide Receiver	University of Pittsburgh
2	33	Karlos Dansby	Linebacker	Auburn University
3	64	Darnell Dockett	Defensive Tackle	Florida State University
4	100	Alex Stepanovich	Center	Ohio State University
5	135	Antonio Smith	Defensive End	Oklahoma State University
6	167	Nick Leckey	Center	Kansas State University
7	202	John Navarre	Quarterback	University of Michigan

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Pat Tillman[]

On April 22, 2004, former Cardinals safety Pat Tillman was killed in a friendly fire incident while on patrol. Tillman was the first professional football player to be killed in combat since the death of Bob Kalsu of the Buffalo Bills, who died in the Vietnam War in 1970. Tillman was posthumously laterally promoted from Specialist to Corporal. He also received posthumous Silver Star and Purple Heart medals. On Sunday, September 19, 2004, all teams of the NFL wore a memorial decal on their helmets in Tillman's honor. The Cardinals continued to wear this decal throughout the 2004 season.

Personnel[]

**2004 Arizona Cardinals staff**

	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice President of Football Operations – Rod Graves Senior Director of Football Operations – John Idzik, Jr. Head coaches Head Coach – Dennis Green Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Alex Wood Quarterbacks – Mike Kruczek Running Backs – Kirby Wilson Wide Receivers – Robert Ford Tight Ends – Mike Wilson Offensive Line – Bob Wylie Offensive Quality Control – Bill Khayat Offensive Consultant – Carl Hargrave			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Clancy Pendergast Defensive Line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive Backs – Richard Solomon Defensive Quality Control – Rick Courtright Special teams coaches Special Teams – Kevin O'Dea Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ryan Capretta Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Daryl Lawrence

Roster[]

**2004 Arizona Cardinals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Shaun King 12 Josh McCown 16 John Navarre Running backs 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 32 Larry Croom 47 Troy Hambrick 33 Josh Scobey 22 Emmitt Smith Wide receivers 81 Anquan Boldin 11 Larry Fitzgerald 80 Bryant Johnson 87 Reggie Newhouse Tight ends 88 Freddie Jones 83 Eric Edwards		Offensive linemen 73 Jeremy Bridges G 65 Anthony Clement T 75 Leonard Davis T 60 Nick Leckey C 66 Alan Reuber T 70 L.J. Shelton G 71 Alex Stepanovich C 74 Reggie Wells G Defensive linemen 92 Bertrand Berry DE 98 Russell Davis DT 90 Darnell Dockett DT 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 94 Peppi Zellner DE		Linebackers 58 Karlos Dansby OLB 59 Leon Joe LB 54 Gerald Hayes ILB 53 Isaac Keys ILB 97 Calvin Pace OLB 55 Raynoch Thompson ILB 57 Ronald McKinnon ILB 56 LeVar Woods LB Defensive backs 41 Dyshod Carter CB 41 Clarence Curry DB 29 Quentin Harris S 21 Renaldo Hill DB 27 David Macklin CB 37 Adrian Mayes SS 25 Ifeanyi Ohalete FS 22 Duane Starks CB 44 Michael Stone SS 26 Robert Tate CB 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams 1 Neil Rackers K 10 Scott Player P		Reserve lists 31 Marcel Shipp RB (IR) 97 Fred Wakefield DE (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

In the 2004 regular season, the Cardinals' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC South, although they also played the New York Giants from the NFC East, and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–17	0–1	Edward Jones Dome	65,538
2	September 19	New England Patriots	L 12–23	0–2	Sun Devil Stadium	51,557
3	September 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 3–6	0–3	Georgia Dome	70,534
4	October 3	New Orleans Saints	W 34–10	1–3	Sun Devil Stadium	28,109
5	October 10	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–31 (OT)	1–4	Monster Park	62,836
6	Bye
7	October 24	Seattle Seahawks	W 25–17	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	35,695
8	October 31	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–38	2–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	65,887
9	November 7	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–23	3–5	Pro Player Stadium	72,612
10	November 14	New York Giants	W 17–14	4–5	Sun Devil Stadium	42,297
11	November 21	at Carolina Panthers	L 10–35	4–6	Ericcson Stadium	72,796
12	November 28	New York Jets	L 3–13	4–7	Sun Devil Stadium	35,820
13	December 5	at Detroit Lions	L 12–26	4–8	Ford Field	62,262
14	December 12	San Francisco 49ers	L 28–31 (OT)	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium	35,069
15	December 19	St. Louis Rams	W 31–7	5–9	Sun Devil Stadium	40,070
16	December 26	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–24	5–10	Qwest Field	65,825
17	January 2, 2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 12–7	6–10	Sun Devil Stadium	31,650

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–3	8–4	371	373	W2
⁽⁵⁾ St. Louis Rams	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	319	392	W2
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	284	322	W1
San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	259	452	L3

References[]

^ "2004 Arizona Cardinals Draftees".

[1] "2004 Arizona Cardinals Draftees".

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v t Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Category

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