2004 SMU Mustangs football team

2004 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4					8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC in what would be their final year in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 13–27	34,689
September 11	6:05 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 0–44	33,458
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 7–59	46,073
September 25	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 36–13	17,841
October 2	7:05 p.m.	at No. 23 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	SPW	L 20–38	30,322
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 10–44	15,367
October 16	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	SPW	L 10–41	13,117
October 30	9:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 0–42	37,604
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 41–35 OT	12,677
November 13	5:00 p.m.	Nevada	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNGP	W 38–20	10,206
November 20	4:05 p.m.	at No. 24 UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 27–57	45,095
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2004 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Ashton Nixon Fr QB 13 Jerad Romo Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Jr DE 40 Justin Rogers So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Jr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2004-10-13