2004 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 2004 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban in his final season coaching at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team finished with a 9–3 record and an appearance in the Capital One Bowl against Iowa.
| 2004 LSU Tigers football | |
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Capital One Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Western Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimbo Fisher (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Will Muschamp (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 13 Tennessee x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Georgia | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Auburn x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 LSU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 4 | ESPN | W 22–21 OT | 91,828 | |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 6 |
| PPV | W 53–3 | 91,611 |
| September 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Auburn | No. 5 | CBS | L 9–10 | 87,451 | |
| September 25 | 11:30 a.m. | Mississippi State | No. 13 |
| JPS | W 51–0 | 91,431 |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Georgia | No. 13 | CBS | L 16–45 | 92,746 | |
| October 9 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 12 Florida | No. 24 | ESPN | W 24–21 | 90,377 | |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy* | No. 18 |
| PPV | W 24–20 | 89,493 |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 19 |
| PPV | W 24–7 | 90,825 |
| November 13 | 6:45 p.m. | Alabama | No. 17 |
| ESPN | W 26–10 | 91,861 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 14 |
| PPV | W 27–24 | 91,413 |
| November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 14 | CBS | W 43–14 | 55,829 | |
| January 1, 2005 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Iowa* | No. 12 | ABC | L 25–30 | 70,229 | |
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Roster
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Game summaries
Oregon State
Oregon State at #4 LSU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Beavers | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| • Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
- Date: September 4
- Location: Tiger Stadium
- Game start: 5:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:44
- Game attendance: 91,828
- Game weather: Overcast; 89 °F (32 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h) NE
- Referee: Jay Vines
- Television network: ESPN
| Q1 | 12:08 | ORST | Gillett 6 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed) | ORST 6–0 |
| Q2 | 1:35 | ORST | Serna 40 yard field goal | ORST 9–0 |
| Q3 | 5:41 | LSU | Green 16 yard pass from Russell (Jackson kick) | ORST 9–7 |
| Q3 | 0:48 | ORST | Wheat-Brown 4 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed) | ORST 15–7 |
| Q4 | 1:05 | LSU | Bowe 38 yard pass from Randall (Russell run) | Tie 15–15 |
| OT | LSU | Randall 5 yard run (Jackson kick) | LSU 22–15 | |
| OT | ORST | Newton 19 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed) | LSU 22–21 | |
Arkansas State
At No. 14 Auburn
#5 LSU at #14 Auburn
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 5 Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • No. 14 Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Date: September 18
- Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
| 1 | 10:00 | LSU | Dwayne Bowe 9-yard pass from Marcus Randall (Gaudet kick failed) | LSU 6–0 |
| 1 | 2:45 | Auburn | John Vaughn 29-yard field goal | LSU 6–3 |
| 2 | 13:54 | LSU | Chris Jackson 42-yard field goal | LSU 9–3 |
| 4 | 2:00 | Auburn | Courtney Taylor 16-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Vaughn kick) | Auburn 10–9 |
At No. 12 Florida
#24 LSU at #12 Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 24 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 12 Gators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Alabama
Alabama at #17 LSU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Crimson Tide | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • No. 17 Tigers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Game start: 6:47 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:01
- Game attendance: 91,861
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), clear, winds N at 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
- Referee: Penn Wagers
Vs. No. 11 Iowa (Capital One Bowl)
#11 LSU (9–2) vs. #12 Iowa (9–2)
Capital One Bowl
Capital One Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 12 Tigers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| • No. 11 Hawkeyes | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 70,229
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Mostly Sunny
- Referee: Hal Dowden
- TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Analyst), Jerry Punch (Sidelines)
| 1 | 12:42 | Iowa | Clinton Solomon 57-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:51 | LSU | Chris Jackson 29-yard field goal | Iowa 7–3 |
| 9:26 | LSU | Chris Jackson 47-yard field goal | Iowa 7–6 | |
| 1:04 | Iowa | Punt blocked, recovered by Sean Considine, advanced for a touchdown (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 14–6 | |
| 0:38 | LSU | Alley Broussard 74-yard run (Chris Jackson missed PAT) | Iowa 14–12 | |
| 3 | 9:59 | Iowa | Kyle Schlicher 19-yard field goal | Iowa 17–12 |
| 4 | 12:48 | Iowa | Marques Simmons 4-yard run (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 24–12 |
| 8:21 | LSU | Skyler Green 22-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Chris Jackson kick) | Iowa 24–19 | |
| 0:46 | LSU | Skyler Green 3-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Two-point attempt failed) | LSU 25–24 | |
| 0:00 | Iowa | Warren Holloway 56-yard pass from Drew Tate | Iowa 30–25 | |
LSU Tigers in the 2005 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Overall | NFL team |
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| Marcus Spears | Defensive end | 1 | 20 | 20 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Corey Webster | Defensive back | 2 | 11 | 43 | New York Giants |
| Travis Daniels | Defensive back | 4 | 3 | 104 | Miami Dolphins |