2004 McNeese

4–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2004, game by game: won vs. Southern 35–17; lost vs. SE Louisiana 17–51; won vs. Youngstown State 24–20; lost vs. Portland State 14–35; lost vs. Southern Utah 14–56; lost at Northwestern State 17–47; won at Florida International 30–27; lost vs. Texas State 27–54; lost at Sam Houston 47–52; lost at Stephen F. Austin 7–55; won vs. Nicholls 30–9+21−48Won 35–17 vs. Southern+18SouthernLost 17–51 vs. SE Louisiana-34SE LouisianaWon 24–20 vs. Youngstown State+4Youngstown StateLost 14–35 vs. Portland State-21Portland StateLost 14–56 vs. Southern Utah-42Southern UtahLost 17–47 at Northwestern State-30Northwestern St…Won 30–27 at Florida International+3Florida Interna…Lost 27–54 vs. Texas State-27Texas StateLost 47–52 at Sam Houston-5Sam HoustonLost 7–55 at Stephen F. Austin-48Stephen F. Aust…Won 30–9 vs. Nicholls+21Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nicholls 30–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠423
Coach
—
Elo
1251 −172 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.1 No. 82 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Viator

2004 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston4–⁠110–⁠2
Northwestern State4–⁠18–⁠4
Texas State3–⁠25–⁠6
Nicholls2–⁠35–⁠5
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠46–⁠5
McNeese1–⁠44–⁠7

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