2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^  7 –0   10 –2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   4 –7  
Illinois State  2 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –5   4 –7  
Indiana State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Drake *
W 31–2610,304 [1]
September 11 Sam Houston State *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 33–3110,039 [2]
September 18 Union (KY) *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 45–09,182 [3]
September 25at Tulsa *
L 7–4917,980 [4]
October 2 Western Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 36–3110,082 [5]
October 9at Illinois State
L 31–3412,196 [6]
October 16at Indiana State
W 31–28 [7]
October 23No. 1 Southern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 3–2715,122 [8]
October 304:05 p.m.at Northern Iowa
L 20–426,152 [9]
November 6No. 5 Western Kentucky
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 24–288,942 [10]
November 13 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 34–28 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "'Dogs put scare into the Bears". The Des Moines Register. September 3, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'Oh, this feels great' SMS scores TD with two second left to edge Sam Houston St". The Springfield News-Leader. September 12, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Showing no mercy; Final result only stat that matters in Bears' romp". The Springfield News-Leader. September 19, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Dealing with adversity". Tulsa World. September 26, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State survives Glasford's huge day". Quad-City Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Carroll gives ISU a leg up on Bears". The Pantagraph. October 10, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "SW Missouri St. 31, Indiana St. 28". The Sun. October 17, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "History revised; SIU gets past 18 years of futility in win over SMS". Southern Illinoisan. October 24, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rolling along; UNI stampedes SMS for third straight league win". The Courier. October 31, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hilltoppers rally past Bears". Messenger-Inquirer. November 7, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bears hold on, beat Penguins". The Plain Dealer. November 14, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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