2004 Eastern Illinois
5–6 (4–4 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Murray State 24–9Oct 16
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Indiana State | L 30–33 | 63% |
| Sep 18 | at Illinois State | L 31–35 | 30% |
| Sep 25 | at Eastern Michigan | W 31–28 | 27% |
| Oct 2 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 35–28 | 54% |
| Oct 9 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–49 | 40% |
| Oct 16 | vs Murray State | W 24–9 | 55% |
| Oct 23 | at UT Martin | L 14–32 | 63% |
| Oct 30 | vs Tennessee State | W 34–24 | 48% |
| Nov 6 | at Tennessee Tech | L 37–40 | 38% |
| Nov 13 | vs Jacksonville State | L 21–31 | 27% |
| Nov 20 | vs Samford | W 28–14 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Samford 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 4th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 291–323
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1248 +6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.7 No. 79 of 118 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Roc Bellantoni
2004 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 7–1 | 9–2 | |
| Murray State | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
 Eastern Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Samford | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tennessee State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| UT Martin | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.