2004 Cal Poly

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2004, game by game: won vs. Humboldt State 42–7; won at Idaho State 35–20; won at Montana State 27–14; won vs. South Dakota State 14–7; won at Southern Utah 24–17; won vs. Texas State 38–21; won vs. North Dakota State 13–10; lost vs. UC Davis 33–36; lost vs. Eastern Washington 21–38; won vs. Northern Colorado 31–0; won at Sacramento State 58–13+45−17Won 42–7 vs. Humboldt State+35Humboldt StateWon 35–20 at Idaho State+15Idaho StateWon 27–14 at Montana State+13Montana StateWon 14–7 vs. South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Won 24–17 at Southern Utah+7Southern UtahWon 38–21 vs. Texas State+17Texas StateWon 13–10 vs. North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Lost 33–36 vs. UC Davis-3UC DavisLost 21–38 vs. Eastern Washington-17Eastern Washing…Won 31–0 vs. Northern Colorado+31Northern Colora…Won 58–13 at Sacramento State+45Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacramento State 58–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; Great West Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Great West Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
336–⁠183
Coach
—
Elo
1421 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 20 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Ian Shields and Joe DuPaix
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 3Jordan Beck LBAtlanta Falcons

2004 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cal Poly4–⁠19–⁠2
UC Davis2–⁠14–⁠3
Southern Utah2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠32–⁠9
North Dakota State1–⁠24–⁠2
South Dakota State1–⁠21–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.