2004 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2004 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.

2004 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2004 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –4   6 –4  
McNeese State  1 –4   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southern*No. 8
W 35–1821,673[1]
September 11Southeastern Louisiana*No. 6
L 17–5116,499[2]
September 18Youngstown State*No. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–2014,029[3]
September 25at Portland State*No. 12
L 14–356,802[4]
October 2Southern Utah*No. 23
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–5611,007[5]
October 16at No. 11 Northwestern State
L 17–4714,591[6]
October 23at FIU*
W 30–278,457[7]
October 30Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 27–5411,625[8]
November 6at No. 4 Sam Houston State
L 47–528,152[9]
November 13at Stephen F. Austin
L 7–558,765[10]
November 20Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 30–97,400[11]

References
  1. "McNeese thumps Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 5, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hankins, SLU shred sixth-ranked McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 12, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese St. 24, Youngstown St. 20". The News-Star. September 19, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Portland State upsets No. 12 McNeese State". The Columbian. September 26, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Record night for Thunderbirds". The Daily Spectrum. October 3, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "With McEase, Demons snap Cowboys' SLC win streak at 16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Golden Panthers waste lead again". The Miami Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bobcats capitalize on seven Cowboy turnovers". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese falls in shootout". Daily World. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lumberjacks chop down rival McNeese State, 55–7". Longview News-Journal. November 14, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese St. 30, Nicholls St. 9". The News-Star. November 21, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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