2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 2 Drake * W 31–2610,304 [ 1]
September 11 Sam Houston State * Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 33–3110,039 [ 2]
September 18 Union (KY) * Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 45–09,182 [ 3]
September 25 at Tulsa * L 7–4917,980 [ 4]
October 2 Western Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 36–3110,082 [ 5]
October 9 at Illinois State L 31–3412,196 [ 6]
October 16 at Indiana State W 31–28[ 7]
October 23 No. 1 Southern Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO L 3–2715,122 [ 8]
October 30 4:05 p.m. at Northern Iowa L 20–426,152 [ 9]
November 6 No. 5 Western Kentucky Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO L 24–288,942 [ 10]
November 13 Youngstown State Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 34–28[ 11]
References
^ " 'Dogs put scare into the Bears" . The Des Moines Register . September 3, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Oh, this feels great' SMS scores TD with two second left to edge Sam Houston St" . The Springfield News-Leader . September 12, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Showing no mercy; Final result only stat that matters in Bears' romp" . The Springfield News-Leader . September 19, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dealing with adversity" . Tulsa World . September 26, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southwest Missouri State survives Glasford's huge day" . Quad-City Times . October 3, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Carroll gives ISU a leg up on Bears" . The Pantagraph . October 10, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "SW Missouri St. 31, Indiana St. 28" . The Sun . October 17, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "History revised; SIU gets past 18 years of futility in win over SMS" . Southern Illinoisan . October 24, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rolling along; UNI stampedes SMS for third stright league win" . The Courier . October 31, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hilltoppers rally past Bears" . Messenger-Inquirer . November 7, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bears hold on, beat Penguins" . The Plain Dealer . November 14, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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