2004 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Viator (5th season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Sam Houston State +^   4 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 17 Northwestern State +^   4 – 1     8 – 4  
Texas State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 4     6 – 4  
McNeese State   1 – 4     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southern*No. 8
W 35–1821,673[1]
September 11Southeastern Louisiana*No. 6
L 17–5116,499[2]
September 18Youngstown State*No. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–2014,029[3]
September 25at Portland State*No. 12
L 14–356,802[4]
October 2Southern Utah*No. 23
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–5611,007[5]
October 16at No. 11 Northwestern State
L 17–4714,591[6]
October 23at FIU*
W 30–278,457[7]
October 30Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 27–5411,625[8]
November 6at No. 4 Sam Houston State
L 47–528,152[9]
November 13at Stephen F. Austin
L 7–558,765[10]
November 20Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 30–97,400[11]

References

  1. ^ "McNeese thumps Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 5, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hankins, SLU shred sixth-ranked McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 12, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese St. 24, Youngstown St. 20". The News-Star. September 19, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Portland State upsets No. 12 McNeese State". The Columbian. September 26, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Record night for Thunderbirds". The Daily Spectrum. October 3, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "With McEase, Demons snap Cowboys' SLC win streak at 16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Golden Panthers waste lead again". The Miami Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats capitalize on seven Cowboy turnovers". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese falls in shootout". Daily World. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lumberjacks chop down rival McNeese State, 55–7". Longview News-Journal. November 14, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese St. 30, Nicholls St. 9". The News-Star. November 21, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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