2004 Missouri State
6–5 (0–1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Union College 45–0Sep 18
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Drake | W 31–26 | 49% |
| Sep 11 | vs Sam Houston | W 33–31 | 58% |
| Sep 18 | vsUnion College | W 45–0 | 65% |
| Sep 25 | at Tulsa | L 7–49 | 33% |
| Oct 2 | vs Western Illinois | W 36–31 | 41% |
| Oct 9 | at Illinois State | L 31–34 | 43% |
| Oct 16 | at Indiana State | W 31–28 | 48% |
| Oct 23 | vs Southern Illinois | L 3–27 | 24% |
| Oct 30 | at Northern Iowa | L 20–42 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | vs Western Kentucky | L 24–28 | 29% |
| Nov 13 | vs Youngstown State | W 34–28 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Youngstown State 34–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 0–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 295–324
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1297 +33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.7 No. 64 of 118 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dennis Darnell
- Defensive coordinator
- Deion Melvin
- Captains
- Travis Brown, Brad Durham, Torre Endsley and Steven Rush
2004 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 1–0 | 9–3 | |
 Missouri State | 0–1 | 6–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.