2004 Tennessee State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2004, game by game: won vs. Alabama A&M 42–7; won at UT Martin 27–13; won vs. Jackson State 21–20; lost vs. Florida A&M 15–21; lost vs. South Carolina State 13–30; lost at Jacksonville State 35–49; lost vs. Samford 36–42; lost at Eastern Illinois 24–34; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–36; lost at Eastern Kentucky 14–29; lost vs. Murray State 13–30+35−17Won 42–7 vs. Alabama A&M+35Alabama A&MWon 27–13 at UT Martin+14UT MartinWon 21–20 vs. Jackson State+1Jackson StateLost 15–21 vs. Florida A&M-6Florida A&MLost 13–30 vs. South Carolina State-17South Carolina …Lost 35–49 at Jacksonville State-14Jacksonville St…Lost 36–42 vs. Samford-6SamfordLost 24–34 at Eastern Illinois-10Eastern IllinoisWon 38–36 vs. Southeast Missouri State+2Southeast Misso…Lost 14–29 at Eastern Kentucky-15Eastern KentuckyLost 13–30 vs. Murray State-17Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Murray State 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 8th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠311
Coach
—
Elo
1221 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.4 No. 84 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Rod Reed

2004 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
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.