2004 Troy State Trojans football team

2004 Troy State Trojans football
Silicon Valley Football Classic, L 21–34 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–5 (4–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fleetwood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Movie Gallery Stadium

2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		7	–	0					7	–	5
Troy State		4	–	2					7	–	5
New Mexico State		3	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					5	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	3					5	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	5					4	–	7
Utah State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	5					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 2004 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a first-year member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, good for second place in the Sun Belt. Troy State was invited to their first bowl game the Silicon Valley Football Classic, where the Trojans lost, 34–21, to Northern Illinois. The team played home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN Plus	W 17–15	29,382
September 9	No. 19 Missouri*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN2	W 24–14	26,574
September 18	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN Plus	L 18–22	17,587
September 25	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN Plus	L 7-17	79,700
October 2	Utah State	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN Plus	W 49-21	20,029
October 16	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 9–13	16,135
October 23	No. 18 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN Plus	L 20–24	89,493
October 30	Idaho	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 47–7	20,151
November 6	Florida Atlantic*	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 24–6	20,515
November 13	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 13–10	15,077
November 20	Middle Tennessee	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	ESPN Plus	W 37–17	18,871
December 30	vs. Northern Illinois*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN2	L 21–34	21,456
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game