2004 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Appearance
2004 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–27 vs. New Hampshire | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 10 |
Record | 9–3 (6–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mitch Ware (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Joe Tresey (1st season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his third year as head coach for the Eagles.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 (I-A) Georgia* | No. 10 | FSN | L 28–48 | 92,746 | [1] | |
September 11 | 6:00 pm | Johnson C. Smith* | No. 10 | W 84–3 | 14,812 | [2] | ||
September 18 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Wofford | No. 8 |
| W 58–14 | 17,170 | [3] | |
September 25 | 4:00 pm | at Chattanooga | No. 4 | W 51–17 | 6,160 | [4] | ||
October 2 | 1:00 pm | Elon | No. 3 |
| W 48–14 | 12,821 | [5] | |
October 9 | 4:00 pm | at Western Carolina | No. 3 | W 38–16 | 10,970 | [6] | ||
October 16 | 12:00 pm | No. 15 Appalachian State | No. 2 |
| CSS | W 54–7 | 22,421 | [7] |
October 23 | 2:00 pm | at The Citadel | No. 2 | W 42–7 | 12,472 | [8] | ||
October 30 | 1:00 pm | South Dakota State* | No. 2 |
| W 63–7 | 17,463 | [9] | |
November 6 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Furman | No. 2 | L 22–29 | 17,145 | [10] | ||
November 13 | 11:00 am | at FIU* | No. 6 | W 53–32 | 7,876 | [11] | ||
November 27 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 New Hampshire* | No. 4 |
| L 23–27 | 6,053 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia beats up I-AA Eagles". Pensacola News Journal. September 5, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia clobbers Smith". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terriers unable to stop Eagles". The State. September 19, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern rolls past Mocs in the road". The Macon Telegraph. September 26, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern cruises". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ground game backed up by solid defense". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern whips Appalachian State". Winston-Salem Journal. October 17, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles rip The Citadel". Sun-News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SDSU no match for Georgia Southern". Argus-Leader. October 31, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins ground Georgia Southern". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern routs Fla. Int". The Macon Telegraph. November 14, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNH stuns Georgia Southern". Valley News. November 28, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 128. Retrieved July 11, 2025.