2004 Elon

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Towson 13–34; won vs. Delaware State 49–13; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 17–19; lost at Georgia Southern 14–48; lost vs. Wofford 13–27; won at Chattanooga 35–26; lost vs. Furman 0–10; lost vs. Western Carolina 7–28; lost at App State 7–48; won vs. The Citadel 24–7; lost at Liberty 17–27+36−41Lost 13–34 vs. Towson-21TowsonWon 49–13 vs. Delaware State+36Delaware StateLost 17–19 vs. North Carolina A&T-2North Carolina …Lost 14–48 at Georgia Southern-34Georgia SouthernLost 13–27 vs. Wofford-14WoffordWon 35–26 at Chattanooga+9ChattanoogaLost 0–10 vs. Furman-10FurmanLost 7–28 vs. Western Carolina-21Western CarolinaLost 7–48 at App State-41App StateWon 24–7 vs. The Citadel+17The CitadelLost 17–27 at Liberty-10Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠287
Coach
—
Elo
1117 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.6 No. 73 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Southern Conference standings

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.