American college football season
2004 LSU Tigers football Conference Southeastern Conference Division Western Division Coaches No. 16 AP No. 16 2004 record 9–3 (6–2 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (5th season)Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (3rd season)Home stadium Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)Seasons
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 ESPN W 22–2191,828
September 11 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State * No. 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 53–391,611
September 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 14 Auburn No. 5 CBS L 9–1087,451
September 25 11:30 a.m. Mississippi State No. 13 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) JPS W 51–091,431
October 2 2:30 p.m. at No. 3 Georgia No. 13 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS L 16–4592,746
October 9 6:45 p.m. at No. 12 Florida No. 24 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry )ESPN W 24–2190,377
October 23 7:00 p.m. Troy * No. 18 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 24–2089,493
October 30 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 24–790,825
November 13 6:45 p.m. Alabama No. 17 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN W 26–1091,861
November 20 7:00 p.m. Ole Miss No. 14 PPV W 27–2491,413
November 26 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas No. 14 CBS W 43–1455,829
January 1, 2005 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 Iowa * No. 12 Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl )ABC L 25–3070,229
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
41
Chris Jackson
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
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 4Location: Tiger Stadium Game start: 5:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:44Game attendance: 91,828Game weather: Overcast; 89°F; wind 8 NEReferee: Jay VinesTelevision 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 goalORST 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
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Arkansas State [ ]
at Auburn [ ]
#5 LSU at #14 Auburn
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
6
3 0 0
9
• Tigers
3
0 0 7
10
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 Florida [ ]
#24 LSU at #12 Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
• Tigers
0
14 3 7
24
Gators
14
7 0 0
21
Date: October 9Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , Gainesville, Florida
Alabama [ ]
Alabama at #17 LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
Crimson Tide
7
3 0 0
10
• Tigers
0
6 7 13
26
Location: Baton Rouge, LouisianaGame start: 6:47 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:01Game attendance: 91,861Game weather: 55°, clear, winds N at 6 mphReferee: Penn Wagers
vs. Iowa (Capital One Bowl) [ ]
#11 LSU (9–2) vs. #12 Iowa (9–2) Capital One Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
12 0 13
25
• Hawkeyes
7
7 3 13
30
Date: January 1Location: Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,229Game weather: 75°F, Mostly SunnyReferee: Hal DowdenTV 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
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