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2004 Gardner-Webb

5–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2004, game by game: lost at Tennessee Tech 26–32; won vs. Morgan State 56–49; lost vs. Furman 6–38; won vs. Western Carolina 26–20; lost at Liberty 9–17; lost vs. Hampton 25–48; won vs. VMI 28–17; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 19–31; lost at Wofford 17–49; won vs. Charleston Southern 18–0; won vs. SE Louisiana 52–34+18−32Lost 26–32 at Tennessee Tech-6Tennessee TechWon 56–49 vs. Morgan State+7Morgan StateLost 6–38 vs. Furman-32FurmanWon 26–20 vs. Western Carolina+6Western CarolinaLost 9–17 at Liberty-8LibertyLost 25–48 vs. Hampton-23HamptonWon 28–17 vs. VMI+11VMILost 19–31 vs. Coastal Carolina-12Coastal CarolinaLost 17–49 at Wofford-32WoffordWon 18–0 vs. Charleston Southern+18Charleston Sout…Won 52–34 vs. SE Louisiana+18SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTennessee TechL 26–⁠3257%
Sep 11vsMorgan StateW 56–⁠4957%
Sep 18vsFurmanL 6–⁠3839%
Sep 25vsWestern CarolinaW 26–⁠2046%
Oct 2atLibertyL 9–⁠1752%
Oct 9vsHamptonL 25–⁠4839%
Oct 23vsVMIW 28–⁠1766%
Oct 30vsCoastal CarolinaL 19–⁠3138%
Nov 6atWoffordL 17–⁠4925%
Nov 13vsCharleston SouthernW 18–⁠051%
Nov 20vsSE LouisianaW 52–⁠3438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SE Louisiana 52–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠335
Coach
—
Elo
1305 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.8 No. 69 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina4–⁠010–⁠1
Liberty3–⁠16–⁠5
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
Charleston Southern1–⁠35–⁠5
VMI0–⁠40–⁠11

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