The 2004 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Brady Hoke and played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

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