2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2004 NCAA Division I-AA season
Duration	August 28 – November
Playoff
Duration	November 27, 2004 – December 17, 2004
Championship site	Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion	James Madison
Payton Award	QB Lang Campbell, William & Mary
Buchanan Award	LB Jordan Beck, Cal Poly
Division I-AA football season
«2003 2005»

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 Football Championship Subdivision level, began on August 28, 2004, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship 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.

I-AA team wins over I-A teams

September 11:
- New Hampshire 35, Rutgers 24
September 18:
- Maine 9, Mississippi State 7

Conference Standings


2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#1 James Madison †^	7	–	1	13	–	2
#3 William & Mary †^	7	–	1	11	–	3
#7 Delaware †^	7	–	1	9	–	4
#6 New Hampshire ^	7	–	2	11	–	3
Northeastern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Villanova	4	–	5	7	–	4
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

§ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll


2004 Big Sky football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Montana †^	6	–	1	12	–	3
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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll


2004 Big South football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#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 FCS Poll


2004 Southern Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#5 Furman †^	6	–	1	10	–	3
#10 Georgia Southern ^	6	–	1	9	–	3
#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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

2004 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Delaware Eastern Washington Furman Georgia Southern Hampton Jacksonville State James Madison Lafayette Lehigh Montana New Hampshire Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southern Illinois Western Kentucky William & Mary

Champion – James Madison Dukes

NCAA football seasons

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