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{{Infobox college football game
| name = 
| year_game_played           = 2004
| game_name                  = Outback Bowl
| subheader                  = 18th Outback Bowl
| football_season            = 2003
| visitor_name_short         = Iowa 
| visitor_nickname           = Hawkeyes
| visitor_school             = University of Iowa
| home_name_short            = Florida 
| home_nickname              = Gators
| home_school                = University of Florida
| visitor_record             = 9–3
| visitor_conference         = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| home_record                = 8–4
| home_conference            = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| visitor_coach              = [[Kirk Ferentz]]
| home_coach                 = [[Ron Zook]]
| visitor_rank_AP            = 13
| visitor_rank_coaches       = 12
| visitor_rank_BCS           = 13
| home_rank_AP               = 17
| home_rank_coaches          = 17
| home_rank_BCS              = 15
| visitor_1q                 = 7
| visitor_2q                 = 13
| visitor_3q                 = 14
| visitor_4q                 = 3
| home_1q                    = 7
| home_2q                    = 0
| home_3q                    = 3
| home_4q                    = 7
| date_game_played           = January 1
| stadium                    = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| city                       = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| MVP                        = [[Fred Russell (American football)|Fred Russell]] (Iowa RB)
| referee                    = Clair Gausman ([[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]])
| us_network                 = [[ESPN]]
| us_announcers_link         = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers              = [[Mark Jones (sportscaster)|Mark Jones]], [[Bob Davie (American football)|Bob Davie]], [[Holly Rowe]]
}}

The '''2004 Outback Bowl''' featured the [[2003 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]] and the [[2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]]. It was the 18th edition of the [[Outback Bowl]].

==Summary==
Florida scored early in the game, with quarterback [[Chris Leak]] throwing a 70-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Kelvin Kight]] to take a 7–0 lead. Iowa equalized following a 3-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nathan Chandler to wide receiver Maurice Brown, knotting the score, 7–7.

Early in the second quarter, kicker [[Nate Kaeding]] made a 47-yard field goal, to give Iowa a 10–7 lead. Chandler later rushed 5 yards for a touchdown to extend the Hawkeyes' lead to 17–7. Before halftime, Kaeding connected on a 32-yard field goal to increase the lead to 20–7.

Early in the third quarter, Matt Melloy recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for an Iowa touchdown and a 27–7 lead. Florida kicked a 48-yard field goal to pull within 27–10. A [[Fred Russell (American football)|Fred Russell]] touchdown run pushed Iowa's lead to 34–10. Kaeding later connected on his third field goal, this one from 38 yards, increasing the lead to 37–10. Chris Leak's 25-yard touchdown pass to [[Dallas Baker]] made the final margin 37–17.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104001/20040101NCAAFFLORIDA---0nr.htm

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