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2004 Northeastern

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Northeastern in 2004, game by game: won vs. Cheyney 71–0; lost at Navy 24–28; won at Towson 27–3; lost at William & Mary 35–38; won vs. Villanova 34–30; lost vs. Harvard 14–41; lost at Maine 26–35; lost vs. New Hampshire 23–27; lost vs. Massachusetts 22–26; won vs. Hofstra 37–34; won vs. Rhode Island 42–14+71−27Won 71–0 vs. Cheyney+71CheyneyLost 24–28 at Navy-4NavyWon 27–3 at Towson+24TowsonLost 35–38 at William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 34–30 vs. Villanova+4VillanovaLost 14–41 vs. Harvard-27HarvardLost 26–35 at Maine-9MaineLost 23–27 vs. New Hampshire-4New HampshireLost 22–26 vs. Massachusetts-4MassachusettsWon 37–34 vs. Hofstra+3HofstraWon 42–14 vs. Rhode Island+28Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCheyneyW 71–⁠072%
Sep 11atNavyL 24–⁠2830%
Sep 25atTowsonW 27–⁠350%
Oct 2atWilliam & MaryL 35–⁠3853%
Oct 9vsVillanovaW 34–⁠3055%
Oct 16vsHarvardL 14–⁠4148%
Oct 23atMaineL 26–⁠3549%
Oct 30vsNew HampshireL 23–⁠2746%
Nov 6vsMassachusettsL 22–⁠2648%
Nov 13vsHofstraW 37–⁠3446%
Nov 20vsRhode IslandW 42–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠276
Coach
—
Elo
1355 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 10 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2004 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison7–⁠110–⁠2
William & Mary7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire7–⁠211–⁠2
Delaware7–⁠29–⁠3
Massachusetts4–⁠46–⁠6
Northeastern4–⁠45–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠57–⁠5
Maine3–⁠56–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠64–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
Towson0–⁠83–⁠8

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