2004 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

2004 Georgia Southern Eagles football
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	Mike Sewak (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Ware (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (1st season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
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 pm	at No. 3 (I-A) Georgia*	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	FSN	L 28–48	92,746	[1]
September 11	6:00 pm	Johnson C. Smith*	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 84–3	14,812	[2]
September 18	7:30 pm	No. 3 Wofford	No. 8	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 58–14	17,170	[3]
September 25	4:00 pm	at Chattanooga	No. 4	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 51–17	6,160	[4]
October 2	1:00 pm	Elon	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 48–14	12,821	[5]
October 9	4:00 pm	at Western Carolina	No. 3	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 38–16	10,970	[6]
October 16	12:00 pm	No. 15 Appalachian State	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	CSS	W 54–7	22,421	[7]
October 23	2:00 pm	at The Citadel	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 42–7	12,472	[8]
October 30	1:00 pm	South Dakota State*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 63–7	17,463	[9]
November 6	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Furman	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 22–29	17,145	[10]
November 13	11:00 am	at FIU*	No. 6	FIU Stadium Miami, FL		W 53–32	7,876	[11]
November 27	6:00 pm	No. 5 New Hampshire*	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		L 23–27	6,053	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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