The 2004 Insight Bowl was the 16th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was the college football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tyrone Willingham, and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.- Season...

, and the .

Oregon State scored first on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson

Derek Anderson (American football)

Derek Matthew Anderson is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

 to wide receiver George Gillett to take a 7–0 lead. Derek Anderson later found tight end Joe Newton

Joe Newton (American football)

Joe Newton was an American football tight end who is a practice squad player for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Oregon State.In high school, Newton was also a standout in track...

 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

Brady Quinn

Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Quinn was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.-Early Years:Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn was born on...

 to Anthony Fasano

Anthony Fasano

Anthony Joseph Fasano is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame...

, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State.

In the third quarter, Alexis Serna

Alexis Serna

Alexis Serna is a free agent placekicker and punter in the Canadian Football League. He graduated from A. B. Miller High School in Fontana, California. He was the starting placekicker and punter for the Oregon State University football team, the Oregon State Beavers, from 2004-2007...

 made a 38-yard field goal to increase Oregon State's lead to 24–7. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker

Darius Walker

Darius A'Dunte Walker is an American football running back who is a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Notre Dame.Walker has also been a member of the St...

 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 McNight, made it 31–21 OSU. A 2-yard Dwight Wright touchdown run made the final score 38–21 Oregon State.

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