The 2004 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for third place in the Big Sky. Quarterback Travis Lulay led the team on offense.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Adams State*	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 19–0	12,267	[3]
September 18	No. 22 Cal Poly*	No. 14	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–27	12,337	[4]
September 25	at Colorado State*	No. 21	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–39	28,207	[5]
October 2	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 17–13	7,028	[6]
October 9	Weber State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 20–17	13,327	[7]
October 16	Portland State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–24	10,754	[8]
October 23	South Dakota State*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	11,307	[9]
October 30	at Northern Arizona	No. 24	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 60–14	6,495	[10]
November 6	at Sacramento State	No. 17	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 28–38	4,838	[11]
November 13	No. 16 Eastern Washington	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 44–51	12,907	[12]
November 20	at No. 7 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 22–38	23,867	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game