2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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.

2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster 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

Schedule

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

References

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  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 stright 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.