The 2004 Big East football season is forever remembered for Syracuse's win at Boston College. It capped a chaotic year centered around BC's departure from the league in order to join Miami and Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and it ultimately eliminated the Eagles from an opportunity to play in the Bowl Championship Series and in the Fiesta Bowl.
Realignment hung over that entire season, but it impacted more than just the BC game and which team qualified for the Fiesta Bowl. It was also Temple's last season in the Big East, the result of a 2001 vote to dismiss the program from the conference.