2004 Murray State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Murray State in 2004, game by game: won vs. Glenville State 56–3; lost at UConn 14–52; lost at Indiana State 21–28; won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–15; lost at Jacksonville State 14–35; won vs. Samford 24–21; lost at Eastern Illinois 9–24; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 28–13; won at Eastern Kentucky 19–16; won vs. UT Martin 38–0; won vs. Tennessee State 30–13+53−38Won 56–3 vs. Glenville State+53Glenville StateLost 14–52 at UConn-38UConnLost 21–28 at Indiana State-7Indiana StateWon 34–15 vs. Tennessee Tech+19Tennessee TechLost 14–35 at Jacksonville State-21Jacksonville St…Won 24–21 vs. Samford+3SamfordLost 9–24 at Eastern Illinois-15Eastern IllinoisWon 28–13 vs. Southeast Missouri State+15Southeast Misso…Won 19–16 at Eastern Kentucky+3Eastern KentuckyWon 38–0 vs. UT Martin+38UT MartinWon 30–13 vs. Tennessee State+17Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1303 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.3 No. 61 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠19–⁠2
Murray State6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Tennessee Tech3–⁠46–⁠5
Samford3–⁠54–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠54–⁠7
UT Martin1–⁠72–⁠9

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