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2004 Southern Utah

6–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2004, game by game: won at Weber State 34–31; lost at Sacramento State 17–23; lost at Stephen F. Austin 21–24; won at McNeese 56–14; lost vs. Cal Poly 17–24; lost vs. North Dakota State 21–27; won vs. UC Davis 19–15; won vs. Montana Western 34–0; lost at Northern Colorado 7–42; won vs. South Dakota State 23–17; won vs. Idaho State 45–31+42−35Won 34–31 at Weber State+3Weber StateLost 17–23 at Sacramento State-6Sacramento StateLost 21–24 at Stephen F. Austin-3Stephen F. Aust…Won 56–14 at McNeese+42McNeeseLost 17–24 vs. Cal Poly-7Cal PolyLost 21–27 vs. North Dakota State-6North Dakota St…Won 19–15 vs. UC Davis+4UC DavisWon 34–0 vs. Montana Western+34Montana WesternLost 7–42 at Northern Colorado-35Northern Colora…Won 23–17 vs. South Dakota State+6South Dakota St…Won 45–31 vs. Idaho State+14Idaho State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWeber StateW 34–⁠3136%
Sep 18atSacramento StateL 17–⁠2348%
Sep 25atStephen F. AustinL 21–⁠2422%
Oct 2atMcNeeseW 56–⁠1427%
Oct 9vsCal PolyL 17–⁠2442%
Oct 16vsNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠2761%
Oct 23vsUC DavisW 19–⁠1556%
Oct 30vsMontana WesternW 34–⁠067%
Nov 6atNorthern ColoradoL 7–⁠4258%
Nov 13vsSouth Dakota StateW 23–⁠1772%
Nov 20vsIdaho StateW 45–⁠3163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho State 45–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠248
Coach
—
Elo
1279 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 54 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

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.