GGSM: 2004

SMU: 10/4/03-9/25/04

Southern Methodist took a 12-game losing streak into the 2004 season, and they continued on this pace for three more weeks with losses to Texas Tech, TCU, and Oklahoma State. However, they then got San Jose State to pay a visit. SMU won 36-13.

San Jose State: 9/25/04-10/2/04

San Jose State had just one win (against I-AA Morgan State) and two losses when they hosted Rice in their first game in the Shame Mask. Rice had beaten Houston and Hawai`i to start the season and then lost respectably 35-13 at Texas before heading to San Jose. Only 4,093 people attended the game, but were they ever in for a treat. Unless they liked defense. San Jose State edged Rice 70-63 in the highest scoring Div. I-A regulation game ever. The box score for this game is crazy:

• Each team had 5 turnovers
  
• Rice led 63-49 with eight minutes to play
  
• San Jose State's QB was 10 of 17 with 5 TDs and 359 yards, but 3 INTs.
  
• Rice's QBs a combined 4 completions and 3 interceptions, one of which was returned for the game-winning touchdown with two minutes left.
  
• However, Rice's two QBs combined for 276 yards rushing and 4 TDS.
  
• As a team, Rice ran the ball 85 times! 85 rushes for 570 yards and 8 TDs in a losing effort.
  
• There were 19 total TDs: 10 rushing, 6 passing, 2 INT returns for TDs, and a punt return for a TD.
  
• San Jose State won in spite of losing the time-of-possession 17:58-42:02.
  

San Jose State finished the season 2-9.

Rice: 10/2/04-10/9/04

Luckily for Rice after that loss, they got to go home and host SMU the next week. The Owls won 44-10. Rice finished the season 3-8.

SMU: 10/9/04-11/6/04

After getting the Golden Gopher Shame Mask back, SMU lost to Louisiana Tech and Fresno State by a combined score of 85-20 before beating Tulsa 41-35.

Tulsa: 11/6/04-11/20/04

Tulsa won their first time out in the Shame Mask, beating San Jose State 34-24.

San Jose State: 11/20/04-end of the season

San Jose State finished their season with a 62-28 loss to Fresno State.