2004 Sacramento State

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2004, game by game: lost at Nevada 7–59; won vs. Southern Utah 23–17; lost at UC Davis 23–58; lost vs. Northern Arizona 0–26; lost vs. Portland State 0–31; won vs. Weber State 31–12; lost at Idaho State 24–29; lost vs. Eastern Washington 10–45; won vs. Montana State 38–28; lost at Montana 21–52; lost vs. Cal Poly 13–58+19−52Lost 7–59 at Nevada-52NevadaWon 23–17 vs. Southern Utah+6Southern UtahLost 23–58 at UC Davis-35UC DavisLost 0–26 vs. Northern Arizona-26Northern ArizonaLost 0–31 vs. Portland State-31Portland StateWon 31–12 vs. Weber State+19Weber StateLost 24–29 at Idaho State-5Idaho StateLost 10–45 vs. Eastern Washington-35Eastern Washing…Won 38–28 vs. Montana State+10Montana StateLost 21–52 at Montana-31MontanaLost 13–58 vs. Cal Poly-45Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 58–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠415
Coach
—
Elo
1167 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.4 No. 96 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Skipper

2004 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana6–⁠110–⁠2
Eastern Washington6–⁠19–⁠3
Portland State4–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State4–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona3–⁠44–⁠7
Idaho State2–⁠53–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠53–⁠8
Weber State1–⁠61–⁠10

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