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2004 Georgia Southern

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Georgia Southern in 2004, game by game: lost at Georgia 28–48; won vs. Johnson C. Smith 84–3; won vs. Wofford 58–14; won at Chattanooga 51–17; won vs. Elon 48–14; won at Western Carolina 38–16; won vs. App State 54–7; won at The Citadel 42–7; won vs. South Dakota State 63–7; lost at Furman 22–29; won at Florida International 53–32; lost vs. New Hampshire 23–27+81−20Lost 28–48 at Georgia-20GeorgiaWon 84–3 vs. Johnson C. Smith+81Johnson C. SmithWon 58–14 vs. Wofford+44WoffordWon 51–17 at Chattanooga+34ChattanoogaWon 48–14 vs. Elon+34ElonWon 38–16 at Western Carolina+22Western CarolinaWon 54–7 vs. App State+47App StateWon 42–7 at The Citadel+35The CitadelWon 63–7 vs. South Dakota State+56South Dakota St…Lost 22–29 at Furman-7FurmanWon 53–32 at Florida International+21Florida Interna…Lost 23–27 vs. New Hampshire-4New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atGeorgiaL 28–⁠489%
Sep 11vsJohnson C. SmithW 84–⁠375%
Sep 18vsWoffordW 58–⁠1448%
Sep 25atChattanoogaW 51–⁠1770%
Oct 2vsElonW 48–⁠1487%
Oct 9atWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠1661%
Oct 16vsApp StateW 54–⁠767%
Oct 23atThe CitadelW 42–⁠770%
Oct 30vsSouth Dakota StateW 63–⁠790%
Nov 6atFurmanL 22–⁠2948%
Nov 13atFlorida InternationalW 53–⁠3274%
Nov 27vsNew HampshireIaa PlayoffsL 23–⁠2758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 27–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Southern Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Furman

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
564–⁠221
Coach
—
Elo
1455 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.5 No. 2 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mitch Ware
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey

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.