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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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1893 <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024

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

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

2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
16	9-3-0	AP
16	9-3-0	Coaches
16	9-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

2004 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	13-0	417	147	Won 16-13	8-0	247	96	Tommy Tuberville
Louisiana State	9-3	344	205	Lost 25-30	6-2	220	131	Nick Saban
Alabama	6-6	295	189	Lost 16-20	3-5	152	149	Mike Shula
Arkansas	5-6	328	270		3-5	196	215	Houston Nutt
Mississippi	4-7	215	278		3-5	142	200	David Cutcliffe
Mississippi State	3-8	173	280		2-6	125	237	Sylvester Croom

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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.