The 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the Big East title with Boston College, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. West Virginia was invited the Gator Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.