2004 Samford Bulldogs football team

2004 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
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  
  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

The 2004 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Gray, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC. The team played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28West Alabama*W 34–209,542[1]
September 4at Georgia Tech*L 7–2843,100[2]
September 11No. 5 Furman*
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 10–459,053[3]
September 25at Southeast Missouri StateL 48–51 4OT[4]
October 2Eastern Kentucky
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 36–39 2OT6,736[5]
October 9at Murray StateL 21–246,451[6]
October 16Tennessee–Martin
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 34–203,716[7]
October 23at Tennessee StateW 42–36 OT5,023[8]
October 30Tennessee Tech
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 20–176,842[9]
November 6at No. 15 Jacksonville StateL 18–5113,013[10]
November 20Eastern Illinois
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 14–28[11]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs delight a huge crowd". Birmingham Post-Herald. August 30, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Daniels scores twice to lead Georgia Tech to win". Winston-Salem Journal. September 5, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Paladins stay in high gear, whip Bulldogs". The Greenville News. September 12, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs fall in four-OT thriller". The Birmingham News. September 26, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonels win in 2 OTs". Messenger-Inquirer. October 3, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Murray State holds off Samford 24–21". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nelson racks up big yardage, leads Samford in win". The Anniston Star. October 17, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Slow start dooms TSU again". The Tennessean. October 24, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nelson leads Samford past Tennessee Tech". The Mobile Register. October 31, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks run wild in blowout of Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. November 7, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dogs end season with lackluster loss". The Birmingham News. November 21, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.