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2004 Chattanooga

2–⁠9 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 2004, game by game: lost at Memphis 21–52; lost vs. Jacksonville State 20–65; lost vs. Georgia Southern 17–51; lost at Wofford 21–56; lost at Tennessee Tech 34–52; lost vs. Elon 26–35; won at Western Carolina 27–24; won vs. App State 59–56; lost at The Citadel 24–44; lost vs. Liberty 40–43; lost at Furman 31–51+7−45Lost 21–52 at Memphis-31MemphisLost 20–65 vs. Jacksonville State-45Jacksonville St…Lost 17–51 vs. Georgia Southern-34Georgia SouthernLost 21–56 at Wofford-35WoffordLost 34–52 at Tennessee Tech-18Tennessee TechLost 26–35 vs. Elon-9ElonWon 27–24 at Western Carolina+3Western CarolinaWon 59–56 vs. App State+3App StateLost 24–44 at The Citadel-20The CitadelLost 40–43 vs. Liberty-3LibertyLost 31–51 at Furman-20Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMemphisL 21–⁠528%
Sep 18vsJacksonville StateL 20–⁠6532%
Sep 25vsGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠5130%
Oct 2atWoffordL 21–⁠5617%
Oct 9atTennessee TechL 34–⁠5229%
Oct 16vsElonL 26–⁠3561%
Oct 23atWestern CarolinaW 27–⁠2424%
Oct 30vsApp StateW 59–⁠5625%
Nov 6atThe CitadelL 24–⁠4432%
Nov 13vsLibertyL 40–⁠4338%
Nov 20atFurmanL 31–⁠518%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 51–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠529
Coach
—
Elo
1109 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.4 No. 87 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jason Simpson
Defensive coordinator
Gwaine Mathews

2004 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman6–⁠110–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠19–⁠3
Wofford4–⁠38–⁠3
App State4–⁠36–⁠5
Western Carolina2–⁠54–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠53–⁠7
Elon2–⁠53–⁠8
Chattanooga2–⁠52–⁠9

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