# 2004 Big South Conference football season

The 2004 Big South Conference football season was the third football season for the Big South Conference. The season began on Saturday, September 4, 2004 and concluded on November 20. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers won the conference's regular season championship, their first title.

## Awards and honors
### Conference honors

* Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Hall, Jr., RB, Coastal Carolina
* Defensive Player of the Year: Harold Wells, Sr., DL, Gardner–Webb
* Freshman of the Year: Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina
* Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Adam DeGraffenreid, Jr., DE, Charleston Southern
* Coach of the Year: David Bennett, Coastal Carolina

### All-Conference Teams

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Collin Drafts | So. | Charleston Southern |
| RB | Patrick Hall | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| RB | Sam Gado | Sr. | Liberty |
| WR | Eddie Gadson | R–Fr. | Charleston Southern |
| WR | Harry Seabrook | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| WR | Kory Alston | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| WR | Zohn Burden | Jr. | VMI |
| TE | Brandon Jeffcoat | Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Antwon Trice | R–Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Nick Johnson | Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Ryam Smith | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| OL | Sean Boyle | Sr. | Liberty |
| OL | Thomas Smith | Sr. | Liberty |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Kelvin McIver | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Harold Wells | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DL | Seth Reichert | Sr. | Liberty |
| DL | Brandon Schweitzer | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Keppy Baucom | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Maurice Simpkins | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| LB | Nick Vaughn | R–Sr. | Liberty |
| LB | Justin Huggard | Jr. | VMI |
| DB | Robert Mason | Jr. | VMI |
| DB | Quinton Teal | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| DB | Allen Davis | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DB | Mario Williams | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Josh Hoke | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| P | Graham Whitlock | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LS | Ross Booth | Sr. | VMI |
| RS | Ralphell Goodson | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| Reference: ||||
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Nick Roberts | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| RB | Dre Barnes | Sr. | Liberty |
| RB | Sean Mizzer | Jr. | VMI |
| WR | Jerome Simpson | Fr. | Coastal Carolina |
| WR | Maurice Price | Fr. | Charleston Southern |
| WR | Aaron Richardson | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| WR | Vonzell Pittman | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| TE | Stephen Knorr | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| OL | Jonathan Parra | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| OL | Brad Poston | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | C. J. Brown | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| OL | Markus Ferguson | R–Jr. | Liberty |
| OL | Jeremy Ward | Jr. | VMI |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DL | Adam DeGraffenreid | Jr. | Charleston Southern |
| DL | Adrain Grady | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Sam Harper | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Bryan Thornburg | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Bowe Butler | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| LB | Jada Ross | R–Fr. | Charleston Southern |
| LB | Tavoris Horton | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Todd Baldwin | Jr. | VMI |
| DB | Tavares Shorter | Jr. | Charleston Southern |
| DB | Greg Williamson | Sr. | Coastal Carolina |
| DB | C. J. Moore | R–Jr. | Liberty |
| DB | Erick Harris | Sr. | Liberty |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Hunter Smith | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| P | Noah Crouch | R–Jr. | Liberty |
| LS | Jake Neal | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| RS | David Parker | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| Reference: ||||

## Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final |
| Charleston Southern | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charleston Southern | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coastal Carolina | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Coastal Carolina | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| Gardner–Webb | TSN | RV | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gardner–Webb | C | RV | – | RV | – | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liberty | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liberty | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| VMI | TSN | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| VMI | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Head coaches

    Jay Mills, Charleston Southern
    David Bennett, Coastal Carolina
    Steve Patton, Gardner–Webb
    Ken Karcher, Liberty
    Cal McCombs, VMI