2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team , coached by Mark Dantonio , played its home games in Nippert Stadium , as it has since 1924 . This was the Bearcats last season in Conference USA as they became members of the Big East Conference after the academic year
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team