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.
Schedule
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