2004 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2004 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Kent Briggs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Geoff Collins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southern Conference football standings
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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

The 2004 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by third-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 4–7 and 2–5 in SoCon play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2		West Virginia State*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 77–7	6,668
September 11		Nicholls State*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 28–7	6,972
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–52	77,306
September 25		at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 20–26 ^OT	6,311
October 2		No. 2 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 10–31	14,412
October 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia Southern	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 16–38	10,970
October 16		at No. 6 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 12–15	8,771
October 23		Chattanooga	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 24–27	8,743
October 30		at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	W 28–7	7,328
November 13		Appalachian State	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)	W 30–27	14,741
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–17	3,874
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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