2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2004

| team = Central Michigan Chippewas

| sport = football

| image = Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg

| image_size = 200

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| division = West Division

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 4–7

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Brian Kelly

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Jeff Quinn

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

| def_scheme =

| mvp = Jerry Seymour

| captain =

| stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium

}}

The 2004 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 378 to 260.{{cite web|title=2004 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 13, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-michigan/2004-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide|publisher=Central Michigan University|access-date=July 18, 2016|pages=100, 114|year=2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}} The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,{{cite web|title=Football Facilities|publisher=Central Michigan University|access-date=July 18, 2016|url=http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/football-facilities.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625081349/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/facilities/football-facilities.html|archive-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} with attendance of 75,216 in five home games.2015 Media Guide, p. 87.

The team's statistical leaders included Kent Smith with 2,284 passing yards, Jerry Seymour with 1,284 rushing yards, and Damien Linson with 574 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=2004 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-michigan/2004.html}} Tailback Jerry Seymour was selected at the end of the 2004 season as the team's most valuable player.2015 Media Guide, p. 95.

Brian Kelly was introduced as Central Michigan's head football coach on January 2, 2004. He had served as the head football coach at Grand Valley State University for 13 years, compiling a 118-35-2 record and leading his Lakers football teams to NCAA Division II national championships in both 2002 and 2003.{{cite news|title=Successful Grand Valley State boss takes over Chippewa grid program|newspaper=The Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Illinois)|date=January 3, 2004|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5881248/successful_grand_valley_state_boss/}}

NFL coaches Matt LaFleur and Robert Saleh were graduate assistants on this team.

Schedule

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|September 4|at|Indiana|Memorial Stadium|Bloomington, IN|L 10-41|36,041|{{cite news|title=Hoosiers open with a bang|newspaper=The Reporter-Times|date=September 5, 2004|pages=B1, B5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99357288/hoosiers-open-with-a-bang/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 11|at|Michigan State|Spartan Stadium|East Lansing, MI|L 7-24|72,908|{{cite news|title=Win doesn't dispel worries: Defense again shaky, QB quandary remains after defeat of Chippewas|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=September 12, 2004|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94235258/lansing-state-journal/}}

|September 18||{{cfb link|year=2004|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|title=Southeast Missouri State}}|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 44-27|15,255|{{cite news|title=Smith leads CMU|newspaper=The Herald-Palladium|date=September 19, 2004|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99356774/smith-leads-cmu/}}{{cite news|title=Central Mich 44, SE Missouri St. 27|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=September 19, 2004|page=11D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99378580/central-mich-44-se-missouri-st-27/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2||Kent State|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 24-21|12,292|{{cite news|title=Chippewas roll over Kent State|newspaper=Daily Press & Argus|date=October 3, 2004|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99356483/chippewas-roll-over-kent-state/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||Bowling Green|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 14-38|17,413|{{cite news|title=Bowling Green pounds Central|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jim Spadafore|date=October 10, 2004|page=14D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99356285/bowling-green-pounds-central/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16|at|Northern Illinois|Huskie Stadium|DeKalb, IL|L 10-42|27,385|{{cite news|title=Northern Illinois pounds CMU, 42-10|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 17, 2004|page=14D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99355308/toledo-holds-off-charge-by-central/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Huskies go all-in with Chips|author=Babby Narang|newspaper=The Daily Chronicle|pages=B1, B2|date=October 17, 2004|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99355594/huskies-go-all-in-with-chips/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23|at|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 22-27|19,822|{{cite news|title=Toledo holds off charge by Central|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 24, 2004|page=11D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99355064/toledo-holds-off-charge-by-central/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30||Western Michigan (rivalry)|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 24-21 |19,369|{{cite news|title=Central kicks Western in OT|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 31, 2004|page=10C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20687376/central_kicks_western_in_ot/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6|vs|Eastern Michigan (rivalry)|Ford Field|Detroit, MI|L 58-61 <4OT>|24,423|{{cite news|title=EMU wins thriller: Eagles go four OTs to top Chippewas, complete rare sweep of instate rivals|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jim Spadafore|date=November 7, 2004|pages=1D, 3D, 12D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17286544/emu_wins_thriller/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13|at|Buffalo|University at Buffalo Stadium|Amherst, NY|L 6-36|6,490|{{cite news|title=Buffalo romps against Central: The Chippewas lose their 13th straight on the road, allowing 28 points in the second period|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 14, 2004|page=15C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99354801/buffalo-romps-against-central/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 20||Ball State|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 41-40|10,169|{{cite news|title=Seymour's 3 TDs carry CMU to win|newspaper=The Herald-Palladium|location=Benton Harbor, Michigan|date=November 21, 2004|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99354569/seymours-3-tds-carry-cmu-to-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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