2004 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season

2004 LSU Tigers football
Capital One Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)
Seasons← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	No. 4	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 22–21	91,828
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 53–3	91,611
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Auburn	No. 5	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	CBS	L 9–10	87,451
September 25	11:30 a.m.	Mississippi State	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	JPS	W 51–0	91,431
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	L 16–45	92,746
October 9	6:45 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida	No. 24	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	90,377
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Troy*	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 24–20	89,493
October 30	7:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 24–7	90,825
November 13	6:45 p.m.	Alabama	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 26–10	91,861
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	W 27–24	91,413
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 43–14	55,829
January 1, 2005	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Iowa*	No. 12	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	L 25–30	70,229
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2004 LSU Tigers Football Schedule

Roster and Coaches

2004 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
CB	`29`	Travis Daniels	Sr
DE	`84`	Marcus Spears	Sr
CB	`13`	Corey Webster	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`41`	Chris Jackson	So

Head coach

Nick Saban

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jimbo Fisher – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks
Derek Dooley - Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator
Stacy Searels - Offensive Line
Bobby Williams - Wide Receivers
Leroy Ryals - Tight Ends
Will Muschamp – Defensive Coordinator
Mike Collins - Linebackers
Travis Jones - Defensive Line
Kirby Smart - Defensive Backs
Chad Walker - Defensive Graduate Assistant
Jason Woodman - Graduate Assistant
Roy Anderson - Graduate Assistant
Bo Davis – Strength and Conditioning assistant
Scott Cochran – Strength and Conditioning assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Game summaries

Oregon State

Oregon State at #4 LSU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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

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 (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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Scoring summary

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

Main article: 2005 Capital One Bowl See also: 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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

References

LSU Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2015-Sep-05.
"LSU penalty gives Auburn second chance, victory". ESPN. September 18, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"Tate-to-Holloway caps Hawkeyes rally". ESPN. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
"Archived copy". 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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