Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
 
	
		|  | Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
 Founded: 1860
 Stadium: Tiger Stadium
 Capacity: 92,400
 Colors: Purple & Gole
 Coach: Nick Saban
 Conference: Southeastern-West
 
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| 2004 Season Highlights |  | Nick Saban enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2004 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 4 | vs.
Oregon State | 22 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 11 | vs.
Arkansas State | 53 | 3 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 18 | @
Auburn | 9 | 10 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 25 | vs.
Mississippi State | 51 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 2 | @
Georgia | 16 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Florida | 24 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 23 | vs.
Troy | 24 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Vanderbilt | 24 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Alabama | 26 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 20 | vs.
Mississippi | 27 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Fri., Nov. 26 | @
Arkansas | 43 | 14 | W | @ Little Rock, AR |  |  | Sat., Jan. 1 | Iowa | 25 | 30 | L | @ Orlando, FL | Capital One Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2004 Season Totals |  | Record | 9-3 |  | Points Scored | 344 |  | Scoring Average | 28.7 |  | Points Allowed | 205 |  | Defense Average | 17.1 |  | Opponents Record | 77-63 |  | Conference Record | 6-2 |  | Home Record | 7-0 |  | Away Record | 2-2 |  | 
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| 2004 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  
	| 16 | 9-3-0 | AP |  
	| 16 | 9-3-0 | Coaches |  
	| 16 | 9-3-0 | USA Today/ESPN |  | 
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| 2004 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2004 All Southeastern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
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