2004 Colorado State Rams football team

2004 Colorado State Rams football
2004 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Hammerschmidt (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Stanard (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, CO and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.

2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Utah $	7	–	0	12	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	2	7	–	5
BYU	4	–	3	5	–	6
Wyoming	3	–	4	7	–	5
Air Force	3	–	4	5	–	6
Colorado State	3	–	4	4	–	7
San Diego State	2	–	5	4	–	7
UNLV	1	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	L 24–27	54,954
September 11	6:00 pm	at No. 1 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 0–49	85,521
September 18	8:00 pm	No. 22 Minnesota*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 16–34	33,501
September 25	1:00 pm	No. 21 (I-AA) Montana State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 39–14	28,207	^[1]
October 2	8:00 pm	BYU	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	L 21–31	32,511
October 16	5:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ABC	W 21–17	31,129
October 22	7:30 pm	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 30–7	30,108
October 30	1:00 pm	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN+	L 17–26	24,573
November 6	7:30 pm	at No. 7 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 31–63	44,222
November 13	10:00 am	UNLV	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 45–10	14,876
November 20	1:00 pm	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium USAFA, CO (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–47	34,441
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

2004 Colorado State Rams football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`4`	David Anderson	Jr
RB	`20`	Marcus Houston	Sr
RB	`29`	Kyle Bell	Fr
OL	`63`	Mike Brisiel	Jr
OL	`71`	Clint Oldenburg	So
OL	`74`	Erik Pears	Sr
C	`77`	Albert Bimper	Jr
TE	`81`	Joel Dreessen	Sr
TE	`88`	Brandon Alconcel	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`36`	Mike Vomhof	Sr
DE	`44`	Bob Vomhof	Fr
DE	`57`	Tommie Hill	Fr
DE	`93`	Chris Kiffin	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Jimmie Kaylor	Fr

Roster
Last update: 2004-08-13

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	198	Joel Dreessen	TE	New York Jets

^ Tony Phifer (September 26, 2004). "Rams take step forward". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.