Eastern Wash.35
Southern Ill.31
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: December 17, 2004
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Sam Houston54
Western Ky.24
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →Montana56
Northwestern St.7
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →New Hampshire27
Ga. Southern23
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →William & Mary42
Hampton35
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →Delaware28
Lafayette14
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →James Madison14
Lehigh13
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →Furman49
Jacksonville St.7
November 27, 2004
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
Sam Houston35
Eastern Wash.34
December 4, 2004
Winner advances →Montana47
New Hampshire17
December 4, 2004
Winner advances →William & Mary44
Delaware38
December 4, 2004
(2 OT)
Winner advances →James Madison14
Furman13
December 4, 2004
Winner advances →Semifinals
Montana34
Sam Houston13
December 11, 2004
Winner advances →James Madison48
William & Mary34
December 11, 2004
Winner advances →Championship
James Madison31
Montana21
December 17, 2004
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
16 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1978.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
Previous editions
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