The 2004 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Sun Belt.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 20–52	57,012
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 3–53	91,611
September 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)		L 35–47	30,427
September 25	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 28–21	18,809
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 21–28	54,676
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 17–45	13,250
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 13–9	16,135
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 24–27	23,121
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 45–31	9,425
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Utah State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 16–7	7,862
November 18	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	L 7–31	6,883
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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