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Central Michigan

MAC · 2004 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
10th
3–5 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Central Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

2004 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8L 10–41
3Week 3 · Sep 14Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–7L 7–24
4Week 4 · Sep 21FCSUnranked—W 44–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 24–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC9–3L 14–38
8Week 8 · Oct 19Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC9–3L 10–42
9Week 9 · Oct 26Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–4L 22–27
10Week 10 · Nov 2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–10W 24–21
11Week 11 · Nov 9Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7L 58–61
12Week 12 · Nov 16Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC2–9L 6–36
13Week 13 · Nov 23Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC2–9W 41–40

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.665
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-33
-41+8
  • Kent State +5
  • Ball State +2
  • Western Michigan +1
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Northern Illinois -3
  • Toledo -4
  • Michigan State -7
  • Eastern Michigan -7
  • Indiana -8
  • Buffalo -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 79thBetter than 43%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#98Post-Season W4#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-31
-17
+17
+3
-24
-32
-5
+3
-3
-30
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#961999#1052000#972001#912002#1012003

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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