American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 4 | | 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 | | 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 | | CBS | L 16–45 | 92,746 |
October 9 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 12 Florida | No. 24 | | 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 | | PPV | W 27–24 | 91,413 |
November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 14 | | CBS | W 43–14 | 55,829 |
January 1, 2005 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Iowa* | No. 12 | | 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
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2004 LSU Tigers Football Schedule
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
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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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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#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 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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#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 | |
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
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Vs. No. 11 Iowa (Capital One Bowl)
[edit] #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 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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