The 2004 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's third season as a member of the AF2. The Pioneers finished with a 13–3 record under new head coach Les Moss, their fourth head coach in three seasons. The Pioneers clinched the Northeastern Division and secured their best first playoff appearance. The Pioneers lost in the third week of the postseason, ending their playoff run just short of the ArenaCup. Following the season, Moss signed a contract to remain the head coach for a second season, the first returning coach in team history.[1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | April 10, 2004 | Columbus Wardogs | W 38–33 | 1–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 3 | April 16, 2004 | Green Bay Blizzard | W 75–39 | 2–0 | Resch Center |
| 4 | April 24, 2004 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 40–27 | 3–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 5 | May 1, 2004 | Louisville Fire | W 59–51 | 4–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 6 | May 8, 2004 | Albany Conquest | L 52–54 | 4–1 | Times Union Center |
| 7 | May 15, 2004 | Peoria Pirates | W 33–30 | 5–1 | Carver Arena |
| 8 | May 22, 2004 | Cape Fear Wildcats | W 48–41 | 6–1 | Wachovia Arena |
| 9 | May 29, 2004 | Louisville Fire | L 48–47 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall |
| 10 | June 5, 2004 | Manchester Wolves | W 57–41 | 7–2 | Wachovia Arena |
| 11 | June 12, 2004 | Quad City Steamwheelers | W 46–39 | 8–2 | iWireless Center |
| 12 | June 18, 2004 | Albany Conquest | W 69–43 | 9–2 | Times Union Center |
| 13 | June 26, 2004 | Cape Fear Wildcats | L 57–49 | 9–3 | Wachovia Arena |
| 14 | Bye | ||||
| 15 | July 10, 2004 | Manchester Wolves | W 61–42 | 10–3 | Wachovia Arena |
| 16 | July 17, 2004 | Albany Conquest | W 55–31 | 11–3 | Wachovia Arena |
| 17 | July 24, 2004 | Cape Fear Wildcats | W 53–46 | 12–3 | Crown Coliseum |
| 18 | July 30, 2004 | Manchester Wolves | W 44–37 | 13–3 | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | August 14 | South Georgia Wildcats | W 40–37 | 1–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 3 | August 22 | Florida Firecats | L 75–39 | 1–1 | Wachovia Arena |
| American Conference Northeast Division | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | 13 | 3 | .812 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| South Georgia Wildcats | 12 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Albany Conquest | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| Manchester Wolves | 5 | 11 | .312 | 3 | 6 | .167 |
| Week | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Columbus Wardogs | 4,723 |
| 4 | Quad City Steamwheelers | 4,953 |
| 5 | Louisville Fire | 5,545 |
| 8 | South Georgia Wildcats | 5,763 |
| 10 | Manchester Wolves | 5,538 |
| 13 | South Georgia Wildcats | 5,235 |
| 15 | Manchester Wolves | 4,764 |
| 16 | Albany Conquest | 5,398 |
| Playoff | Opponent | Attendance |
| 2 | Cape Fear Wildcats | 5,113 |
| 3 | Florida Firecats | 5.312 |
| Total | 52,344 | |
| Average | 5,234 | |