2004 LSU Tigers football team

2004 LSU Tigers football
Capital One Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#16
2004 record	9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)

2004 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#13 Tennessee x		7	–	1		10	–	3
#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
#2 Auburn x$		8	–	0		13	–	0
#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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 last season 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. Iowa won the bowl game on a last second hail mary pass for a touchdown.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 PM	Oregon State*	#4	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 22–21	91,828
September 11	7:00 PM	Arkansas State*	#6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 53–3	91,611
September 18	2:30 PM	at #14 Auburn	#5	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	CBS	L 9–10	87,451
September 25	11:30 AM	Mississippi State	#13	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	JPS	W 51–0	91,431
October 2	2:30 PM	at #3 Georgia	#13	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	L 16–45	92,746
October 9	6:45 PM	at #12 Florida	#24	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	90,377
October 23	7:00 PM	Troy*	#18	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 24–20	89,493
October 30	7:00 PM	Vanderbilt	#19	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 24–7	90,825
November 13	6:45 PM	Alabama	#17	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 26–10	91,861
November 20	7:00 PM	Ole Miss	#14	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	W 27–24	91,413
November 26	1:30 PM	at Arkansas	#14	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 43–14	55,829
January 1	12:00 PM	vs. #11 Iowa*	#12	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	L 25–30	70,229
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2004 LSU Tigers Football Schedule

Game summaries

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Oregon St	6	3	6	0	6	21
• LSU	0	0	7	8	7	22

Date: September 4
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:44
Game attendance: 91,828
Game weather: Overcast; 89°F; wind 8 NE
Referee: Vines
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

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 (Serna kick)	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

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LSU Tigers in the 2005 National Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL team
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

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2005.htm

References

↑ LSU Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2015-Sep-05.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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