2004 Arkansas State Indians football team

2004 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–8 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Steve Roberts (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Ruse (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Kevin Corless (3rd season) Jack Curtis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium

2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		7	–	0					7	–	5
Troy State		4	–	2					7	–	5
New Mexico State		3	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					5	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	3					5	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	5					4	–	7
Utah State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	5					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 2004 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Sun Belt.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 20–52	57,012
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 3–53	91,611
September 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)		L 35–47	30,427
September 25	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 28–21	18,809
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 21–28	54,676
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 17–45	13,250
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 13–9	16,135
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 24–27	23,121
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 45–31	9,425
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Utah State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 16–7	7,862
November 18	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN Plus	L 7–31	6,883
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time