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 22–21 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
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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
|
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 |
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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 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 |
|
At Florida
#24 LSU at #12 Florida
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Tigers
|
0 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
Gators |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
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, 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)
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Referee: Penn Wagers
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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 |
|
|
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 |
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