| Year: | 2004 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | John Pickens[1] |
| Captain2: | Luis Castillo |
| Captain3: | Noah Herron |
| Captain4: | Matt Ulrich |
| Stadium: | Ryan Field |
The 2004 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker. Despite concluding the season bowl eligible and securing third place in the conference standings, the team did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.