2004 Eastern Kentucky

6–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2004, game by game: lost at App State 21–49; lost vs. Western Kentucky 8–21; lost vs. Jacksonville State 23–30; won vs. Samford 39–36; won vs. Eastern Illinois 49–6; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–13; lost at Vanderbilt 7–19; lost vs. Murray State 16–19; won at UT Martin 41–14; won vs. Tennessee State 29–14; won at Tennessee Tech 19–18+43−28Lost 21–49 at App State-28App StateLost 8–21 vs. Western Kentucky-13Western KentuckyLost 23–30 vs. Jacksonville State-7Jacksonville St…Won 39–36 vs. Samford+3SamfordWon 49–6 vs. Eastern Illinois+43Eastern IllinoisWon 38–13 vs. Southeast Missouri State+25Southeast Misso…Lost 7–19 at Vanderbilt-12VanderbiltLost 16–19 vs. Murray State-3Murray StateWon 41–14 at UT Martin+27UT MartinWon 29–14 vs. Tennessee State+15Tennessee StateWon 19–18 at Tennessee Tech+1Tennessee Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee Tech 19–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1336 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.1 No. 49 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠19–⁠2
Murray State6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Tennessee Tech3–⁠46–⁠5
Samford3–⁠54–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠54–⁠7
UT Martin1–⁠72–⁠9

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