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2004 Florida International

3–⁠7, coached by Don Strock. Officially 0–⁠7. The NCAA vacated three wins, per the season’s Wikipedia article.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In 2008, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found major violations within the FIU football program, and vacated the Panthers’ three wins from the 2004 season.”

Schedule and results

Florida International in 2004, game by game: won at Youngstown State 22–16; lost vs. Louisiana 34–43; won at Stephen F. Austin 31–24; lost at UL Monroe 20–28; lost vs. McNeese 27–30; lost at New Mexico State 31–56; lost vs. Georgia Southern 32–53; lost vs. Western Kentucky 14–35; won vs. Florida A&M 40–23; lost at Florida Atlantic 10–17+17−25Won 22–16 at Youngstown State+6Youngstown StateLost 34–43 vs. Louisiana-9LouisianaWon 31–24 at Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Lost 20–28 at UL Monroe-8UL MonroeLost 27–30 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseLost 31–56 at New Mexico State-25New Mexico StateLost 32–53 vs. Georgia Southern-21Georgia SouthernLost 14–35 vs. Western Kentucky-21Western KentuckyWon 40–23 vs. Florida A&M+17Florida A&MLost 10–17 at Florida Atlantic-7Florida Atlantic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atYoungstown StateW 22–⁠1633%
Oct 2vsLouisianaL 34–⁠4337%
Oct 9atStephen F. AustinW 31–⁠2421%
Oct 16atUL MonroeL 20–⁠2843%
Oct 23vsMcNeeseL 27–⁠3055%
Oct 30atNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠5629%
Nov 13vsGeorgia SouthernL 32–⁠5326%
Nov 20vsWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠3524%
Nov 27vsFlorida A&MW 40–⁠2351%
Dec 4atFlorida AtlanticL 10–⁠1716%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida Atlantic 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠325
Coach
Don Strock
Elo
1213 −11 this season
SP+ rating
-27.8 No. 119 of 120; offense No. 107, defense No. 117
SRS
−22.8 No. 48 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
No. 120
Offensive coordinator
Greg Briner
Defensive coordinator
Bernard Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2004 class

Dustin Gibson OG★★No. 1839
Tad McConahie DT★★No. 2113

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.744
Defensive line12.00.700
Whole class22.00.722

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.