2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2004 record	3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Sylvester Croom
Offensive coordinator	Woody McCorvey
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson
Base defense	4-3/Multiple Front
Home stadium	Davis Wade Stadium (55,082)

2004 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#13 Tennessee x		7	–	1					10	–	3
#7 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
Florida		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Division
#2 Auburn x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
#16 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					4	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2004 college football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2004 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 PM	Tulane*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 28–7	52,114
September 11	11:30 AM	#18 Auburn	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	JPS	L 14–43	51,021
September 18	6:00 PM	Maine*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		L 7–9	43,486
September 25	11:30 AM	at #13 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	JPS	L 0–51	91,431
October 2	6:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 13–31	27,292
October 9	1:30 PM	UAB*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		L 13–27	32,310
October 23	11:30 AM	#20 Florida	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	JPS	W 38–31	43,170
October 30	1:30 PM	Kentucky	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		W 22–7	40,810
November 4	5:30 PM	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 14–30	82,617
November 18	1:30 PM	Arkansas	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	PPV	L 21–24	43,634
November 27	1:00 PM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 3–20	55,810
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.