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Southern Miss

USA · 2004 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

2004 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB125–6W 21–17
5Week 5 · Sep 28Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA5–6W 32–14
6Week 6 · Oct 5South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HUSA4–7W 27–20
7Week 7 · Oct 12Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA3–8W 35–29
8Week 8 · Oct 19Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC6–6L 3–27
9Week 9 · Oct 26East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA2–9W 51–10
11Week 11 · Nov 9Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA7–5L 24–52
12Week 12 · Nov 16Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA8–4L 26–30
13Week 13 · Nov 23TCUH2HUSA5–6L 17–42
14Week 14 · Nov 30UABH2HUSA7–5W 26–21
15Regular Season Final · Dec 7California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC10–2L 16–26
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HSUN7–5W 31–10

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
2.625
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-23+33
  • UAB +7
  • North Texas +7
  • Nebraska +5
  • Tulane +5
  • South Florida +4
  • Houston +3
  • East Carolina +2
  • California -2
  • Memphis -4
  • Cincinnati -5
  • Alabama -6
  • TCU -6

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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Regular Season Final#45Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#43Post-Season W4#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+18
+7
+6
-24
+41
-28
-4
-25
+5
-10
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#161999#202000#652001#622002#282003

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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