2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion
Frontier co-champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record12–2 (6–2 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumNelson Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Carroll (MT) +^   6 2     12 2  
No. 13 Montana Tech +^   6 2     8 4  
No. 24 Montana Western +   6 2     7 4  
Montana State–Northern   1 7     1 10  
Rocky Mountain   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2004 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a perfect 12–2 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Saint Francis (Indiana), 15–13, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

The team was led on offense by junior quarterback Tyler Emmert. Emmert received the NAIA Football Player of the Year Award in both 2003 and 2005.

  1. ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.