2004 The Citadel

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 2004, game by game: lost at App State 14–28; lost at No. 9 Auburn 3–33; lost at Duke 10–28; won vs. Benedict 29–0; lost at Furman 14–33; lost vs. Georgia Southern 7–42; lost at Wofford 17–38; won vs. Chattanooga 44–24; lost at Elon 7–24; won vs. Western Carolina 17–0+29−35Lost 14–28 at App State-14App StateLost 3–33 at No. 9 Auburn-30No. 9 AuburnLost 10–28 at Duke-18DukeWon 29–0 vs. Benedict+29BenedictLost 14–33 at Furman-19FurmanLost 7–42 vs. Georgia Southern-35Georgia SouthernLost 17–38 at Wofford-21WoffordWon 44–24 vs. Chattanooga+20ChattanoogaLost 7–24 at Elon-17ElonWon 17–0 vs. Western Carolina+17Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Carolina 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠250
Coach
—
Elo
1227 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.4 No. 55 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dick Hopkins
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 7Nehemiah Broughton RBWashington Redskins

2004 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman6–⁠110–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠19–⁠3
Wofford4–⁠38–⁠3
App State4–⁠36–⁠5
Western Carolina2–⁠54–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠53–⁠7
Elon2–⁠53–⁠8
Chattanooga2–⁠52–⁠9

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