2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season

The 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began on August 28, 2004, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 17, 2004, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. James Madison won their first I-AA championship, defeating Montana by a final score of 31−21.

2004 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
DurationAugust 28–November
Payton AwardQB Lang Campbell, William & Mary
Buchanan AwardLB Jordan Beck, Cal Poly
Playoff
DurationNovember 27–December 17
Championship dateDecember 17, 2004
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionJames Madison
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

Conference changes and new programs

School2003 Conference2004 Conference
Cal PolyI-AA IndependentGreat West
North Dakota StateNorth Central (D-II)Great West (I-AA)
Northern ColoradoD-II IndependentGreat West (I-AA)
SienaMAACDropped Program
St. Mary's (CA)I-AA IndependentDropped Program
Southern UtahI-AA IndependentGreat West
South Dakota StateNorth Central (D-II)Great West (I-AA)
TowsonPatriotAtlantic 10
UC DavisD-II IndependentGreat West (I-AA)

I-AA team wins over I-A teams

Conference standings

2004 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 James Madison $^  7 1     13 2  
No. 3 William & Mary $^  7 1     11 3  
No. 7 Delaware $^  7 1     9 4  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^  7 2     11 3  
Northeastern  4 4     5 6  
Villanova  4 5     6 5  
Maine  4 5     6 6  
UMass  4 5     6 6  
Hofstra  3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6     4 7  
Richmond  2 6     3 8  
Towson  0 8     3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  6 1     12 3  
No. 8 E. Washington ^  6 1     9 4  
Montana State  4 3     6 5  
Portland State  4 3     7 4  
Northern Arizona  3 4     4 7  
Idaho State  2 5     3 8  
Sacramento State  2 5     3 8  
Weber State  1 6     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 24 Coastal Carolina $  4 0     10 1  
Liberty  3 1     6 5  
Gardner–Webb  2 2     5 6  
Charleston Southern  1 3     5 5  
VMI  0 4     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^  7 0     10 2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^  6 1     9 3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa  5 2     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State  3 4     6 5  
Western Illinois  2 5     4 7  
Illinois State  2 5     4 7  
Youngstown State  2 5     4 7  
Indiana State  1 6     4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Great West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Cal Poly $  4 1     9 2  
UC Davis  3 2     6 4  
No. 23 North Dakota State  2 3     8 3  
South Dakota State  2 3     6 5  
Southern Utah  2 3     6 5  
Northern Colorado  2 3     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 Harvard $  7 0     10 0  
No. 21 Penn  6 1     8 2  
Cornell  4 3     4 6  
Brown  3 4     6 4  
Princeton  3 4     5 5  
Yale  3 4     5 5  
Dartmouth  1 6     1 9  
Columbia  1 6     1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Duquesne $  4 0     7 3  
Marist  3 1     3 6  
La Salle  1 3     3 7  
Saint Peter's  1 3     3 7  
Iona  1 3     2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Hampton +^  6 1     10 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State +  6 1     9 2  
Bethune–Cookman  4 3     6 4  
Delaware State  4 3     4 7  
Howard  3 4     6 5  
Morgan State  3 4     5 6  
North Carolina A&T  1 6     3 8  
Norfolk State  1 6     1 8  
Florida A&M  0 0     3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Monmouth +  6 1     10 1  
Central Connecticut +  6 1     8 2  
Albany  4 3     4 7  
Sacred Heart  3 4     6 4  
Robert Morris  3 4     6 5  
Wagner  3 4     6 5  
Stony Brook  2 5     3 7  
Saint Francis (PA)  1 6     3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
2004 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Jacksonville State $^  7 1     9 2  
Murray State  6 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky  6 2     6 5  
Eastern Illinois  4 4     5 6  
Tennessee Tech  3 4     6 5  
Samford  3 5     4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Tennessee State  2 5     4 7  
Tennessee–Martin  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Lehigh +^  5 1     9 3  
No. 19 Lafayette +^  5 1     8 4  
Bucknell  4 2     7 4  
Colgate  4 2     7 4  
Fordham  2 4     5 6  
Holy Cross  1 5     3 8  
Georgetown  0 6     3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Drake $  4 0     10 2  
San Diego  3 1     7 4  
Dayton  2 2     7 3  
Valparaiso  1 3     5 6  
Butler  0 4     1 10  
South Division
Morehead State  2 1     6 6  
Jacksonville  2 1     3 7  
Davidson  1 2     2 7  
Austin Peay  1 2     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
2004 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Furman $^  6 1     10 3  
No. 10 Georgia Southern ^  6 1     9 3  
No. 18 Wofford  4 3     8 3  
Appalachian State  4 3     6 5  
Western Carolina  2 5     4 7  
The Citadel  2 5     3 7  
Elon  2 5     3 8  
Chattanooga  2 5     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2004 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Sam Houston State +^  4 1     11 3  
No. 17 Northwestern State +^  4 1     8 4  
Texas State  3 2     5 6  
Nicholls State  2 3     5 5  
McNeese State  1 4     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 4     6 4  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
No. 20 Alabama State x$  6 1     10 2  
Alabama A&M  5 2     7 4  
Alcorn State  4 3     7 4  
Jackson State  3 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     3 8  
West
Southern x  6 1     8 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  5 2     6 3  
Grambling State  3 4     6 5  
Prairie View A&M  1 6     3 8  
Texas Southern  0 7     0 11  
Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35
December 11, 2004
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
2004 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida Atlantic  0 0     9 3  
Southeastern Louisiana  0 0     7 4  
FIU  0 0     3 7  
Savannah State  0 0     2 8  

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 27
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus Sites
Semifinals
December 10 and December 11
Campus Sites
National Championship Game

December 17
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee

            
1 Southern Illinois* (10–1) 31
Eastern Washington (8–3) 35
Eastern Washington* 34
Sam Houston State 35
Sam Houston State* (9–2) 54
Western Kentucky (9–2) 24
Sam Houston State 13
Montana* 34
Montana* (9–2) 56
Northwestern State (8–3) 7
Montana* 47
New Hampshire 17
New Hampshire (9–2) 27
4 Georgia Southern* (9–2) 3
Montana 21
James Madison 31
3 William & Mary* (9–2) 42
Hampton (10–1) 35
3 William & Mary* 44
Delaware 38
Delaware* (8–3) 28
Lafayette (8–3) 14
3 William & Mary* 34
James Madison 48
James Madison (9–2) 14
Lehigh* (9–2) 13
James Madison 14
2 Furman* 13
Jacksonville State (9–1) 7
2 Furman* (9–2) 49

* Denotes host institution

References

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