2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football team
2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football | |
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NAIA national champion Frontier champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 15–13 vs. Saint Francis (IN) | |
Conference | Frontier Conference |
2004 record | 12–2 (6–2 Frontier) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Nelson Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSU Northern | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rocky Mountain | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2004 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a perfect 12–2 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Saint Francis (Indiana), 15–13, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]
The team was led on offense by junior quarterback Tyler Emmert. Emmert received the NAIA Football Player of the Year Award in both 2003 and 2005.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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August 28 | Central Washington* |
| W 27–21 | ||||
September 11 | at MSU Northern | Havre, MT | W 65–3 | ||||
September 18 | at Montana Western | Dillon, MT | W 28–3 | ||||
September 25 | Rocky Mountain* |
| W 35–9 | ||||
October 2 | at Azusa Pacific | Azusa, CA | W 12–0 | ||||
October 9 | at Montana Tech | Butte, MT | L 14–17 | ||||
October 16 | Montana Western |
| L 17–26 | ||||
October 23 | MSU Northern |
| W 29–6 | ||||
October 30 | at Rocky Mountain | Billings, MT | W 31–0 | ||||
November 13 | Montana Tech |
| W 34–6 | ||||
November 20 | at Mary (ND)* | Bismarck, ND | W 24–14 | [2][3] | |||
November 27 | at Dickinson State (ND)* | Dickinson, ND (NAIA quarterfinal) | W 56–17 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
December 4 | Azusa Pacific* |
| W 14–10 | 4,237 | [5][6] | ||
December 18 | vs. Saint Francis (IN)* | W 15–13 | [7][8] | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Tom Cotton (November 21, 2004). "Saints' D mauls Marauders (part 1)". The Independent Record. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Cotton (November 21, 2004). "Saints' D mauls Marauders (part 2)". The Independent Record. pp. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carroll moves into semis: Emmert leads two-time defending champs with four touchdowns". The Missoulian. Associated Press. November 28, 2004. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Cotton (December 5, 2004). "Saints squeaker: Carroll ekes victory (part 1)". The Independent Record. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Cotton (December 5, 2004). "Saints squeaker: Carroll ekes victory (part 2)". The Independent Record. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Melissa Linder (December 19, 2004). "Late field goal clinches Carroll's 3rd straight title (part 1)". The Jackson Sun. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Melissa Linder (December 19, 2004). "Late field goal clinches Carroll's 3rd straight title (part 2)". The Jackson Sun. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 2004 NAIA football season
- Carroll Fighting Saints football seasons
- NAIA Football National Champions
- 2004 in sports in Montana