2004 Delaware State

4–⁠7 (4–⁠3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Delaware State in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 0–51; lost vs. North Carolina Central 23–26; lost at Elon 13–49; lost vs. Southern Illinois 0–49; won vs. Hampton 28–23; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 16–45; won vs. North Carolina A&T 15–6; lost vs. Morgan State 30–34; lost vs. South Carolina State 14–28; won at Norfolk State 33–28; won at Howard 32–13+19−51Lost 0–51 vs. Massachusetts-51MassachusettsLost 23–26 vs. North Carolina Central-3North Carolina …Lost 13–49 at Elon-36ElonLost 0–49 vs. Southern Illinois-49Southern Illino…Won 28–23 vs. Hampton+5HamptonLost 16–45 vs. Bethune-Cookman-29Bethune-CookmanWon 15–6 vs. North Carolina A&T+9North Carolina …Lost 30–34 vs. Morgan State-4Morgan StateLost 14–28 vs. South Carolina State-14South Carolina …Won 33–28 at Norfolk State+5Norfolk StateWon 32–13 at Howard+19Howard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Howard 32–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠352
Coach
—
Elo
1176 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.1 No. 92 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hampton6–⁠110–⁠2
South Carolina State6–⁠19–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠36–⁠4
Delaware State4–⁠34–⁠7
Howard3–⁠46–⁠5
Morgan State3–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina A&T1–⁠63–⁠8
Norfolk State1–⁠61–⁠8

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