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 last season 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 | 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
Game summaries[]
Oregon State[]
Oregon State at #4 LSU
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
| OT |
Total
|
| Beavers
|
6 |
3 |
6 |
0
| 6 |
21
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| • 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; wind 8 NE
- Referee: Jay Vines
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| Q1 |
12:08 | ORST | Gillett 6 yard pass from Anderson (kick failed) | ORST 6–0 |
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| Q2 |
1:35 | ORST | Serna 40 yard field goal | ORST 9–0 |
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| Q3 |
5:41 | LSU | Green 16 yard pass from Russell (Jackson kick) | ORST 9–7 |
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| 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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| Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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| 3–0
|
1982
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W 45–7
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vs. Iowa (Capital One Bowl)[]
#11 LSU (9–2) vs. #12 Iowa (9–2)
Capital One Bowl
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| Tigers
|
0 |
12 |
0 |
13
|
25
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| • Hawkeyes
|
7 |
7 |
3 |
13
|
30
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
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| 1 |
12:42 | Iowa | Clinton Solomon 57-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick) | Iowa 7–0 |
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| 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 |
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| 3 |
9:59 | Iowa | Kyle Schlicher 19-yard field goal | Iowa 17–12 |
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| 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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See also: 2004 LSU Tigers football team
| Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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| First meeting
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