| Subheader: | 16th Insight Bowl |
| Year Game Played: | 2004 |
| Game Name: | Insight Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2004 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Notre Dame |
| Visitor Nickname: | Fighting Irish |
| Visitor School: | University of Notre Dame |
| Home Name Short: | Oregon State |
| Home Nickname: | Beavers |
| Home School: | Oregon State University |
| Visitor Record: | 6–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | Independent |
| Home Record: | 6–5 |
| Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
| Visitor Coach: | Kent Baer (interim) |
| Home Coach: | Mike Riley |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Stadium: | Bank One Ballpark |
| City: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Referee: | Doyle Jackson (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 45,917 |
The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition of the Insight Bowl. It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Oregon State Beavers.
Oregon State scored first on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson to wide receiver George Gillett to take a 7–0 lead. Derek Anderson later found tight end Joe Newton for an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 14–0 lead.
In the second quarter Derek Anderson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Derek Haines, making it 21–0 OSU. Notre Dame got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Anthony Fasano, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State.
In the third quarter, Alexis Serna made a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker scored on a 5-yard touchdown run to make it 24–14 Oregon State. In the fourth quarter, Derek Anderson threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 1-yarder to Joe Newton to make it 31–14 Oregon State. Brady Quinn's 18-yard touchdown pass to Rhema McKnight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.[1]