2004 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2004 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Sam Houston State +^  4 –1   11 –3  
No. 17 Northwestern State +^  4 –1   8 –4  
Texas State  3 –2   5 –6  
Nicholls State  2 –3   5 –5  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –4   6 –4  
McNeese State  1 –4   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southern *No. 8
W 35–1821,673 [1]
September 11 Southeastern Louisiana *No. 6
L 17–5116,499 [2]
September 18 Youngstown State *No. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–2014,029 [3]
September 25at Portland State *No. 12
L 14–356,802 [4]
October 2 Southern Utah *No. 23
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–5611,007 [5]
October 16at No. 11 Northwestern State
L 17–4714,591 [6]
October 23at FIU *
W 30–278,457 [7]
October 30 Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 27–5411,625 [8]
November 6at No. 4 Sam Houston State
L 47–528,152 [9]
November 13at Stephen F. Austin
L 7–558,765 [10]
November 20 Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 30–97,400 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "McNeese thumps Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 5, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hankins, SLU shred sixth-ranked McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 12, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese St. 24, Youngstown St. 20". The News-Star. September 19, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Portland State upsets No. 12 McNeese State". The Columbian. September 26, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Record night for Thunderbirds". The Daily Spectrum. October 3, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "With McEase, Demons snap Cowboys' SLC win streak at 16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Golden Panthers waste lead again". The Miami Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bobcats capitalize on seven Cowboy turnovers". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McNeese falls in shootout". Daily World. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lumberjacks chop down rival McNeese State, 55–7". Longview News-Journal. November 14, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "McNeese St. 30, Nicholls St. 9". The News-Star. November 21, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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