2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2004
| team = Southwest Missouri State Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Gateway Football Conference
| short_conf = GFC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Randy Ball
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| next = 2005
}}
{{2004 Gateway Football Conference standings}}
The 2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2004
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 31–26
| attend = 10,304
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-dogs-put-scare/150293849/|work=The Des Moines Register|title='Dogs put scare into the Bears|date=September 3, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 33–31
| attend = 10,039
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114833696/oh-this-feels-great-sms-scores-td-wit/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title='Oh, this feels great' SMS scores TD with two second left to edge Sam Houston St.|date=September 12, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs|title=Union (KY)}}
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 45–0
| attend = 9,182
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-showing-no-m/150296302/|work=The Springfield News-Leader|title=Showing no mercy; Final result only stat that matters in Bears' romp|date=September 19, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 7–49
| attend = 17,980
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-dealing-with-adversity/150296551/|work=Tulsa World|title=Dealing with adversity|date=September 26, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 36–31
| attend = 10,082
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93554826/quad-city-times/|work=Quad-City Times|title=Southwest Missouri State survives Glasford's huge day|date=October 3, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 31–34
| attend = 12,196
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113761003/the-pantagraph/|work=The Pantagraph|title=Carroll gives ISU a leg up on Bears|date=October 10, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| score = 31–28
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-sw-missouri-st-31-indiana-st/150297033/|work=The Sun|title=SW Missouri St. 31, Indiana St. 28|date=October 17, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 3–27
| attend = 15,122
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-history-revised-siu/150297253/|work=Southern Illinoisan|title=History revised; SIU gets past 18 years of futility in win over SMS|date=October 24, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 4:05 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 20–42
| attend = 6,152
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-rolling-along-uni-stampedes/150297511/|work=The Courier|title=Rolling along; UNI stampedes SMS for third straight league win|date=October 31, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 24–28
| attend = 8,942
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-hilltoppers-rally-pas/150297716/|work=Messenger-Inquirer|title=Hilltoppers rally past Bears|date=November 7, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2004|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 34–28
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-bears-hold-on-beat-pen/150297975/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=Bears hold on, beat Penguins|date=November 14, 2004|accessdate=June 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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