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2004 LSU Tigers football team

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 and were the defending BCS National Champions. The team finished with a 9–3 record and an appearance in the Capital One Bowl against Iowa.

2004 LSU Tigers football
Capital One Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWill Muschamp (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m.Oregon State*No. 4
ESPNW 22–21 OT91,828
September 117:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 53–391,611
September 182:30 p.m.at No. 14 AuburnNo. 5
CBSL 9–1087,451
September 2511:30 a.m.Mississippi StateNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPSW 51–091,431
October 22:30 p.m.at No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 13
CBSL 16–4592,746
October 96:45 p.m.at No. 12 FloridaNo. 24
ESPNW 24–2190,377
October 237:00 p.m.Troy*daggerNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 24–2089,493
October 307:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 24–790,825
November 136:45 p.m.AlabamaNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 26–1091,861
November 207:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 14
PPVW 27–2491,413
November 261:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 14
CBSW 43–1455,829
January 1, 200512:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Iowa*No. 12
ABCL 25–3070,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

2004 LSU Tigers Football Schedule

Roster

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2004 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 10 Joseph Addai Jr
WR 80 Dwayne Bowe So
RB 22 Alley Broussard So
QB 15 Matt Flynn Fr
WR 5 Skyler Green Jr
QB 12 Marcus Randall Sr
QB 2 JaMarcus Russell So
OT 76 Andrew Whitworth Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 29 Travis Daniels Sr
DE 84 Marcus Spears Sr
CB 13 Corey Webster Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 41 Chris Jackson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Oregon State

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Oregon State at #4 LSU
Team 1 234OTTotal
Beavers 6 3606 21
• Tigers 0 0787 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
Scoring summary
Q112:08ORSTGillett 6 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed)ORST 6–0
Q21:35ORSTSerna 40 yard field goalORST 9–0
Q35:41LSUGreen 16 yard pass from Russell (Jackson kick)ORST 9–7
Q30:48ORSTWheat-Brown 4 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed)ORST 15–7
Q41:05LSUBowe 38 yard pass from Randall (Russell run)Tie 15–15
OTLSURandall 5 yard run (Jackson kick)LSU 22–15
OTORSTNewton 19 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed)LSU 22–21

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Arkansas State

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At No. 14 Auburn

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#5 LSU at #14 Auburn
Team 1 234Total
No. 5 Tigers 6 300 9
• No. 14 Tigers 3 007 10
Scoring summary
110:00LSUDwayne Bowe 9-yard pass from Marcus Randall (Gaudet kick failed)LSU 6–0
12:45AuburnJohn Vaughn 29-yard field goalLSU 6–3
213:54LSUChris Jackson 42-yard field goalLSU 9–3
42:00AuburnCourtney Taylor 16-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Vaughn kick)Auburn 10–9

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At No. 12 Florida

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#24 LSU at #12 Florida
Team 1 234Total
• No. 24 Tigers 0 1437 24
No. 12 Gators 14 700 21

Alabama

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Alabama at #17 LSU
Team 1 234Total
Crimson Tide 7 300 10
• No. 17 Tigers 0 6713 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)

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#11 LSU (9–2) vs. #12 Iowa (9–2)
Capital One Bowl
Team 1 234Total
No. 12 Tigers 0 12013 25
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 7 7313 30
      
Scoring summary
112:42IowaClinton Solomon 57-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick)Iowa 7–0
214:51LSUChris Jackson 29-yard field goalIowa 7–3
9:26LSUChris Jackson 47-yard field goalIowa 7–6
1:04IowaPunt blocked, recovered by Sean Considine, advanced for a touchdown (Kyle Schlicher kick)Iowa 14–6
0:38LSUAlley Broussard 74-yard run (Chris Jackson missed PAT)Iowa 14–12
39:59IowaKyle Schlicher 19-yard field goalIowa 17–12
412:48IowaMarques Simmons 4-yard run (Kyle Schlicher kick)Iowa 24–12
8:21LSUSkyler Green 22-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Chris Jackson kick)Iowa 24–19
0:46LSUSkyler Green 3-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Two-point attempt failed)LSU 25–24
0:00IowaWarren Holloway 56-yard pass from Drew TateIowa 30–25

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LSU Tigers in the 2005 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL team
Marcus SpearsDefensive end12020Dallas Cowboys
Corey WebsterDefensive back21143New York Giants
Travis DanielsDefensive back43104Miami Dolphins

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References

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  1. ↑ LSU Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2015-Sep-05.
  2. ↑ "LSU penalty gives Auburn second chance, victory". ESPN. September 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tate-to-Holloway caps Hawkeyes rally". ESPN. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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