The season saw the team fail to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

The team moved from Dragon Stadium back to the Cotton Bowl.

It would be the last full season for the team in the Cotton Bowl, as they would move to their current stadium in Frisco in 2005.

With the move to their own stadium the next year, the team would be rebranded as FC Dallas in 2005.

Burn forward Eddie Johnson shared the Golden Boot Award with Brian Ching, tying him for the most goals in the MLS with 12.