2004 Western Carolina

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Carolina in 2004, game by game: won vs. West Virginia State 77–7; won vs. Nicholls 28–7; lost at Alabama 0–52; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 20–26; lost at Furman 10–31; lost vs. Georgia Southern 16–38; lost at Wofford 12–15; lost vs. Chattanooga 24–27; won at Elon 28–7; won vs. App State 30–27; lost at The Citadel 0–17+70−52Won 77–7 vs. West Virginia State+70West Virginia S…Won 28–7 vs. Nicholls+21NichollsLost 0–52 at Alabama-52AlabamaLost 20–26 vs. Gardner-Webb-6Gardner-WebbLost 10–31 at Furman-21FurmanLost 16–38 vs. Georgia Southern-22Georgia SouthernLost 12–15 at Wofford-3WoffordLost 24–27 vs. Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaWon 28–7 at Elon+21ElonWon 30–27 vs. App State+3App StateLost 0–17 at The Citadel-17The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠254
Coach
—
Elo
1234 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 57 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Geoff Collins

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.