2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 GFC)
Head coach	Randy Ball (6th season)
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		Drake *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 31–26	10,304	[1]
September 11		Sam Houston State *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 33–31	10,039	[2]
September 18		Union (KY) *	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 45–0	9,182	[3]
September 25		at Tulsa *	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–49	17,980	[4]
October 2		Western Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 36–31	10,082	[5]
October 9		at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 31–34	12,196	[6]
October 16		at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 31–28		[7]
October 23		No. 1 Southern Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 3–27	15,122	[8]
October 30	4:05 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 20–42	6,152	[9]
November 6		No. 5 Western Kentucky	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 24–28	8,942	[10]
November 13		Youngstown State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 34–28		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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.