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

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