2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Darnell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (6th season)
Captains
  • Travis Brown
  • Brad Durham
  • Torre Endsley
  • Steven Rush
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^   7 0     10 2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   6 1     9 3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa   5 2     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   3 4     6 5  
Western Illinois   2 5     4 7  
Illinois State   2 5     4 7  
Youngstown State   2 5     4 7  
Indiana State   1 6     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GFC.