2004 Northwestern roster

22 players. The 2004 season.

Our source’s roster for 2004 is partial: 22 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Brett Basanez QB4-star recruit		Arlington Heights, IL	2,838 passing yards, 12 TD

Running backs 3

Player	Hometown	2004
Noah Herron RB		1,381 rushing yards, 14 TD
Terrell Jordan RB		315 rushing yards, 3 TD
Brandon Roberson RB2-star recruit	Pearland, TX	15 rushing yards

Receivers 6

Player	Hometown	2004
Mark Philmore WR		54 catches, 633 yards, 2 TD
Jonathan Fields WR		48 catches, 560 yards, 4 TD
Ashton Aikens WR		32 catches, 401 yards
Shaun Herbert WR		32 catches, 465 yards, 1 TD
Brandon Horn WR3-star recruit	Franklin, MI	24 catches, 205 yards, 2 TD
Kim Thompson WR		11 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Tim McGarigle LB			1 INT

Specialists 3

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Brian Huffman K			7 of 17 field goals
	Joel Howells K			4 of 5 field goals
	Ryan Pederson P			22 punts, 36.8 average

Athletes and others 8

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Marvin Ward			3 INT
	Dominique Price			2 INT
	Jeff Backes			10 returns, 128 yards
	Bryan Heinz			1 INT
	Taylor Jones			7 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD
	Chris Malleo			26 rushing yards
	Erryn Cobb			1 catch, 7 yards
	Eric Batis			21 rushing yards, 1 TD

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2004 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.