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2004 Liberty

6–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Big South).

Schedule and results

Liberty in 2004, game by game: won vs. WVU Tech 55–17; lost at Kent State 10–38; lost vs. Lehigh 16–34; lost at Youngstown State 17–27; won vs. Gardner-Webb 17–9; lost vs. William & Mary 17–37; lost at Coastal Carolina 6–33; won vs. Charleston Southern 34–6; won at VMI 38–17; won at Chattanooga 43–40; won vs. Elon 27–17+38−28Won 55–17 vs. WVU Tech+38WVU TechLost 10–38 at Kent State-28Kent StateLost 16–34 vs. Lehigh-18LehighLost 17–27 at Youngstown State-10Youngstown StateWon 17–9 vs. Gardner-Webb+8Gardner-WebbLost 17–37 vs. William & Mary-20William & MaryLost 6–33 at Coastal Carolina-27Coastal CarolinaWon 34–6 vs. Charleston Southern+28Charleston Sout…Won 38–17 at VMI+21VMIWon 43–40 at Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 27–17 vs. Elon+10Elon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWVU TechW 55–⁠1772%
Sep 11atKent StateL 10–⁠3829%
Sep 18vsLehighL 16–⁠3441%
Sep 25atYoungstown StateL 17–⁠2742%
Oct 2vsGardner-WebbW 17–⁠948%
Oct 9vsWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠3745%
Oct 23atCoastal CarolinaL 6–⁠3327%
Oct 30vsCharleston SouthernW 34–⁠655%
Nov 6atVMIW 38–⁠1759%
Nov 13atChattanoogaW 43–⁠4062%
Nov 20vsElonW 27–⁠1776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Elon 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big South.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 32 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠275
Coach
—
Elo
1286 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.2 No. 66 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.