American college football season
The2004 Eastern Washington Eagles football team representedEastern Washington University as a member of theBig Sky Conference during the2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coachPaul Wulff, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky co-champion. Eastern Washington advanced to theNCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Eagles defeatedSouthern Illinois in the first round and lost toSam Houston State in the quarterfinal. The team played home games atWoodward Field inCheney, Washington.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | atNicholls State* | | | L 14–37 | 4,731 | [1] |
| September 11 | atAir Force* | | | L 20–42 | 34,389 | [2] |
| September 18 | Central Washington* | | | W 39–8 | 6,425 | [3] |
| September 25 | Idaho State | | | W 47–22 | 5,581 | [4] |
| October 2 | atPortland State | | | W 41–21 | | [5] |
| October 9 | No. 16Northern Arizona | | | W 45–14 | 5,171 | [6] |
| October 16 | No. 5Montana | No. 23 | | L 28–31 | 10,754 | [7] |
| October 23 | atWeber State | | | W 51–7 | 4,623 | [8] |
| October 30 | Sacramento State | No. 25 | | W 45–10 | 5,305 | [9][10] |
| November 6 | No. 11Cal Poly* | No. 21 | | W 38–21 | | [11] |
| November 13 | at No. 23Montana State | No. 16 | | W 51–44 | 12,907 | [12] |
| November 27 | at No. 1Southern Illinois* | No. 14 | | W 35–31 | 7,304 | [13] |
| December 4 | No. 9Sam Houston State* | No. 14 | - Woodward Field
- Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| L 34–35 | 7,633 | [14] |
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- ^"Shorthanded Nicholls State still routs EWU".The Coeur d'Alene Press. September 3, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Falcons seal win early".The Greenville News. September 12, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Eagles cruise after big early lead".The Spokesman-Review. September 19, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"EWU steamrolls Idaho St".The Spokesman-Review. September 26, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Eastern surprises Portland State".The Bellingham Herald. October 3, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Eastern swamps NAU".The Spokesman-Review. October 10, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Major blockage; MacIntyre's heroics preserve Grizzlies' victory".The Missoulian. October 17, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"'Angry' Eagles strike back".The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". RetrievedAugust 3, 2025.
- ^"EWU sets itself up for finish".The Spokesman-Review. October 31, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Downward spiral; Cal Poly picked apart through the air again, resulting in second straight loss".The Tribune. November 7, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Scott Mansch (November 14, 2004)."Cats run out of lives: MSU surrenders six second-half TDs".Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Lambert, Scott (November 28, 2004)."Heartbreak".The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1A. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"The bitter end, Long directs Sam Houston State to win on last play, overcoming 20-point deficit".The Spokesman-Review. December 5, 2004. RetrievedAugust 3, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
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National championship seasons in bold |
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| College Division / Division II | |
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| I-AA/FCS | - Northern Arizona (1978)
- Montana State (1979)
- Boise State (1980)
- Idaho State (1981)
- Montana,Idaho, &Montana State (1982)
- Nevada (1983)
- Montana State (1984)
- Idaho (1985)
- Nevada (1986)
- Idaho (1987)
- Idaho (1988)
- Idaho (1989)
- Nevada (1990)
- Nevada (1991)
- Idaho &Eastern Washington (1992)
- Montana (1993)
- Boise State (1994)
- Montana (1995)
- Montana (1996)
- Eastern Washington (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Montana (1999)
- Montana (2000)
- Montana (2001)
- Montana,Montana State, &Idaho State (2002)
- Montana State,Montana, &Northern Arizona (2003)
- Montana &Eastern Washington (2004)
- Eastern Washington,Montana State, &Montana (2005)
- Montana (2006)
- Montana (2007)
- Weber State &Montana (2008)
- Montana (2009)
- Montana State &Eastern Washington (2010)
- Montana State &Montana (2011)
- Eastern Washington,Montana State, &Cal Poly (2012)
- Eastern Washington (2013)
- Eastern Washington (2014)
- Southern Utah (2015)
- Eastern Washington &North Dakota (2016)
- Southern Utah &Weber State (2017)
- Eastern Washington,UC Davis, &Weber State (2018)
- Sacramento State &Weber State (2019)
- Weber State (2020)
- Sacramento State (2021)
- Montana State &Sacramento State (2022)
- Montana (2023)
- Montana State (2024)
- Montana State (2025)
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National championships inbold |