2004 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2004 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCON) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.^[1] The low point of the season was a 30–27 loss to rival Western Carolina in the Battle for the Old Mountain Jug. Home games were played at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.

2004 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (16th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	3:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	No. 20	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 7–53	13,205	[2]
September 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 24	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 49–21	12,353	[3]
September 18	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 20	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 28–14	8,931	[4]
September 25	5:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Northwestern State*	No. 17	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 35–40	10,282	[5]
October 2	2:00 p.m.	Texas State*	No. 24	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 41–34	13,619	[6]
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Furman	No. 21	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	FSNS	W 30–29	15,311	[7]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Georgia Southern	No. 15	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 7–54	22,421	[8]
October 23	3:00 p.m.	No. 5 Wofford	No. 23	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	CSTV	W 38–17	19,777	[9]
October 30	6:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	No. 17	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 56–59	4,486	[10]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Elon		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 48–7	11,347	[11]
November 13	4:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	CSET	L 27–30	14,714	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time