2004 Western Kentucky
9–3 (1–0 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Concord 58–0Sep 11
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Kansas State | L 13–27 | 12% |
| Sep 11 | vsConcord | W 58–0 | 81% |
| Sep 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 21–8 | 56% |
| Oct 2 | vs Youngstown State | W 44–19 | 76% |
| Oct 9 | at Northern Iowa | W 17–10 | 53% |
| Oct 16 | vs Southern Illinois | L 10–38 | 44% |
| Oct 23 | vs Indiana State | W 31–9 | 78% |
| Oct 30 | vs Illinois State | W 24–21 | 73% |
| Nov 6 | vs Missouri State | W 28–24 | 71% |
| Nov 13 | vs Western Illinois | W 45–3 | 79% |
| Nov 20 | at Florida International | W 35–14 | 76% |
| Nov 27 | at Sam HoustonIaa Playoffs | L 24–54 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 54–24; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 350–227
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1436 +52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.0 No. 25 of 118 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- T.J. Weist
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Dietzel
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4
2004 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Western Kentucky | 1–0 | 9–3 | |
| Missouri State | 0–1 | 6–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.