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. 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
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

v t e	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

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 OT	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

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

Game summaries

Oregon State

Oregon State at #4 LSU

Team	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

See also: 2004 Oregon State Beavers football team

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Arkansas State

See also: 2004 Arkansas State Indians football team

At No. 14 Auburn

#5 LSU at #14 Auburn

Team	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

See also: 2004 Auburn Tigers football team

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At No. 12 Florida

#24 LSU at #12 Florida

Team	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

See also: 2004 Florida Gators football team

Alabama

Alabama at #17 LSU

Team	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

See also: 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Vs. No. 11 Iowa (Capital One Bowl)

#11 LSU (9–2) vs. #12 Iowa (9–2)
Capital One Bowl

Team	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

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LSU Tigers in the 2005 NFL 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

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