2004 Illinois State Redbirds football team information
American college football season
2004Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference
Gateway Football Conference
Record
4–7 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Denver Johnson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator
Justin Fuente (1st season)
MVP
Boomer Grigsby, Brian Thompson
Captain
Josh Chrestman, Boomer Grigsby, Mike Larson, Jeremy Melville, Antwan Oliver
Home stadium
Hancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
v
t
e
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 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Gateway.[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
^"2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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