2004 NAIA football season

2004 NAIA football season
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN December 18, 2004
Champion	Carroll (MT)
Player of the Year	Cory Jacquay (running back, Saint Francis (IN))

The 2004 NAIA football season was the component of the 2004 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 18, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Saint Francis Cougars, 15–13, in the title game to win the program's third consecutive NAIA championship.

Conference standings

2004 Central States Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 NW Oklahoma State $^   6 – 0     9 – 2   No. 25 Bacone   5 – 1     7 – 3   Southern Nazarene   4 – 2     6 – 4   Langston   3 – 3     6 – 5   Haskell   2 – 4     4 – 7   Peru State   1 – 5     1 – 9   SAGU   0 – 6     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Dickinson State +^   8 – 1     10 – 2   No. 10 Mary +^   8 – 1     9 – 2   Minot State   6 – 3     6 – 4   Jamestown   5 – 4     5 – 5   Valley City State   5 – 4     5 – 5   Black Hills State   4 – 5     4 – 6   Si Tanka   4 – 5     4 – 6   Dakota State   3 – 6     4 – 6   South Dakota Mines   2 – 7     3 – 7   Mayville State   0 – 9     0 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Carroll (MT) +^   6 – 2     12 – 2   No. 13 Montana Tech +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 24 Montana Western +   6 – 2     7 – 4   Montana State–Northern   1 – 7     1 – 10   Rocky Mountain   1 – 7     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2004 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Sioux Falls $^   10 – 0     11 – 1   No. 8 Hastings ^   8 – 2     9 – 3   No. 15 Morningside ^   8 – 2     8 – 3   No. 17 Northwestern (IA)   7 – 3     7 – 3   Nebraska Wesleyan   6 – 4     6 – 4   Concordia (NE)   5 – 5     5 – 5   Midland Lutheran   4 – 6     5 – 6   Briar Cliff   3 – 7     3 – 7   Doane   2 – 8     2 – 8   Dana   1 – 9     2 – 9   Dakota Wesleyan   1 – 9     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Lindenwood $^   10 – 0     11 – 1   No. 18 Graceland   8 – 2     8 – 2   No. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene ^   8 – 2     10 – 3   William Jewell   5 – 5     5 – 5   Benedictine (KS)   5 – 5     5 – 6   Baker   4 – 6     4 – 6   Evangel   4 – 6     4 – 6   Missouri Valley   4 – 6     4 – 6   Central Methodist   3 – 7     4 – 7   Culver–Stockton   2 – 8     2 – 8   Avila   2 – 8     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Tabor $^   8 – 1     9 – 2   Friends   5 – 4     5 – 4   Kansas Wesleyan   5 – 4     5 – 5   Southwestern (KS)   5 – 4     5 – 5   Sterling   5 – 4     5 – 5   Bethel (KS)   4 – 5     4 – 5   McPherson   4 – 5     4 – 6   Bethany (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 6   Saint Mary (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 6   Ottawa   3 – 6     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2004 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Georgetown (KY) $^   10 – 0     12 – 1   No. 23 Pikeville   8 – 2     8 – 3   No. 16 Cumberland (KY)   7 – 3     8 – 3   Lambuth   6 – 4     6 – 4   Campbellsville   5 – 5     6 – 5   Bethel (TN)   5 – 5     5 – 7   Kentucky Wesleyan   4 – 6     4 – 7   Union (KY)   4 – 6     4 – 7   Belhaven   3 – 7     4 – 7   Virginia–Wise   3 – 7     3 – 8   Cumberland (TN)   0 – 10     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 2 St. Francis (IN) x^   7 – 0     13 – 1   No. 21 Walsh   6 – 1     8 – 3   Urbana   5 – 2     5 – 6   Geneva   4 – 3     5 – 5   Malone   2 – 5     4 – 6   Quincy   2 – 5     4 – 7   Taylor   2 – 5     2 – 8   Ohio Dominican   0 – 7     0 – 10   Midwest League No. 12 McKendree x^   7 – 0     9 – 2   No. 14 Trinity International ^   5 – 2     8 – 3   No. 22 Saint Xavier   5 – 2     7 – 4   No. 19 St. Ambrose   4 – 3     7 – 3   Olivet Nazarene   4 – 3     7 – 5   William Penn   2 – 5     3 – 8   Iowa Wesleyan   1 – 6     2 – 9   St. Francis (IL)   0 – 7     1 – 10   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2004 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Azusa Pacific ^   –     11 – 3   Edward Waters   –     7 – 3   Eastern Oregon   –     6 – 4   Texas College   –     5 – 6   Webber International   –     4 – 5   Southern Oregon   –     3 – 6   Waldorf   –     3 – 7   Allen   –     2 – 6   Paul Quinn   –     1 – 7   Southern Virginia   –     0 – 8   ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Main article: 2004 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2004 NAIA football rankings