2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Sylvester Croom, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Western Division for the fourth consecutive season.[1] Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWoody McCorvey (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x   7 1     10 3  
No. 7 Georgia   6 2     10 2  
Florida   4 4     7 5  
South Carolina   4 4     6 5  
Kentucky   1 7     2 9  
Vanderbilt   1 7     2 9  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$   8 0     13 0  
No. 16 LSU   6 2     9 3  
Alabama   3 5     6 6  
Arkansas   3 5     5 6  
Ole Miss   3 5     4 7  
Mississippi State   2 6     3 8  
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 pmTulane*ESPN2W 28–752,114
September 1111:30 amNo. 18 Auburn
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
JPSL 14–4351,021
September 186:00 pmNo. 15 (I-AA) Maine*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
L 7–943,486
September 2511:30 amat No. 13 LSUJPSL 0–5191,431
October 26:00 pmat VanderbiltL 13–3127,292
October 91:30 pmUAB*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
L 13–2732,310
October 2311:30 amNo. 20 Florida
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 38–3143,170
October 301:30 pmKentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 22–740,810
November 65:30 pmat AlabamaESPN2L 14–3082,617
November 201:30 pmArkansas
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
PPVL 21–2443,634
November 271:00 pmat Ole MissL 3–2055,810
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "2004 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)