2004 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2004 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Fuente (1st season)
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Brian Thompson
CaptainJosh Chrestman, Boomer Grigsby, Mike Larson, Jeremy Melville, Antwan Oliver
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^   7 0     10 2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   6 1     9 3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa   5 2     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   3 4     6 5  
Western Illinois   2 5     4 7  
Illinois State   2 5     4 7  
Youngstown State   2 5     4 7  
Indiana State   1 6     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Gateway.[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2022.