2004 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2004 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson's 600th win came November 20 against South Carolina, a game notable for a brawl between the two teams. Due to the brawl, the Tigers declined a bowl bid in part because of the unsportsmanlike nature of the fight.^[1]

2004 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Cain (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (3rd season)
Captains	Eric Coleman Airese Currie Leroy Hill
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 11 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

As of the 2024 season, this was the last time that the Tigers missed a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	W 37–30 2OT	78,624
September 11	8:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–28	81,427
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	TBS	L 6–27	71,565
September 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 22–41	83,538
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 10–30	61,833
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Utah State*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 35–6	76,514
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Maryland		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 10–7	76,603
October 30	12:00 p.m.	NC State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN2	W 26–20	77,399
November 6	7:45 p.m.	at No. 11 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 24–17 OT	55,225
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 13–16	24,714
November 20	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	JPS	W 29–7	82,372
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time