2004 Valdosta State Blazers football team

2004 Valdosta State Blazers football
NCAA Division II champion
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
Record13–1 (9–0 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Dean (5th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Valdosta State $^   9 0     13 1  
No. 16 Arkansas Tech ^   8 1     10 2  
Central Arkansas   6 3     8 3  
Delta State   6 3     6 4  
Arkansas–Monticello   5 4     6 5  
Harding   4 5     6 5  
North Alabama   4 5     5 5  
Southern Arkansas   3 6     5 6  
West Georgia   2 6     2 7  
Ouachita Baptist   2 6     2 7  
Henderson State   2 7     2 8  
West Alabama   2 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2004 Valdosta State Blazers football team was an American football team that represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chris Hatcher, the team compiled a 13–1 record (9–0 against conference opponents) and won the GSC championship.[1] The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and defeated Pittsburg State, 36–31, in the championship game.[2]

Two Valdosta player were honored by the Associated Press on its 2004 Little All-America team: kicker Will Rhody (first team) and offensive lineman Torry Howard (third team).[3] Other key players included quarterback Fabian Walker and running back Vincent Brown.[4]

The Blazers played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia.

  1. ^ "2004 Football National Championship Team". Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "AP Little All-America team". The Atlanta Constitution. December 17, 2004. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "They take all kinds". The Atlanta Constitution. December 10, 2004. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.