2004 Northern Colorado

2–⁠9 (2–⁠3 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2004, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 15–13; lost at Maine 0–38; lost vs. Idaho State 42–49; lost at Montana 16–27; lost vs. UC Davis 20–30; lost at SE Louisiana 13–26; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 24–39; lost at Sam Houston 7–20; won vs. Southern Utah 42–7; lost at Cal Poly 0–31; lost vs. South Dakota State 7–14+35−38Won 15–13 vs. North Dakota State+2North Dakota St…Lost 0–38 at Maine-38MaineLost 42–49 vs. Idaho State-7Idaho StateLost 16–27 at Montana-11MontanaLost 20–30 vs. UC Davis-10UC DavisLost 13–26 at SE Louisiana-13SE LouisianaLost 24–39 vs. Florida Atlantic-15Florida AtlanticLost 7–20 at Sam Houston-13Sam HoustonWon 42–7 vs. Southern Utah+35Southern UtahLost 0–31 at Cal Poly-31Cal PolyLost 7–14 vs. South Dakota State-7South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠294
Coach
—
Elo
1179 −132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.3 No. 61 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 2Vincent Jackson WRSan Diego Chargers

2004 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cal Poly4–⁠19–⁠2
UC Davis2–⁠14–⁠3
Southern Utah2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠32–⁠9
North Dakota State1–⁠24–⁠2
South Dakota State1–⁠21–⁠4

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