2004 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2004 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen struggled in their first year under Coach Brown, but finished the season with a three-game winning streak and promise for the future. UMass finished second in the North division of the A-10 with a record of 6–5 (4–4 A-10).

2004 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Don Brown (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	No. 19	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 51–0	1,750
September 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Colgate*	No. 14	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 30–20	16,405
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 9	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		L 14–24	4,986
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Delaware	No. 16	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSTV, CN8	L 7–21	11,298
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	No. 19	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	NESN	L 7–29	43,262
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 19 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 7–28	15,321
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)		W 38–21	7,630
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 27–24	4,376
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Maine		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 35–34 OT	5,632
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	CN8	W 26–22	4,216
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Hofstra		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	MetroTV New York	W 40-30	5,867
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time