Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (14th of 120) ▪ Rank: 16th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SEC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Nick Saban (9-3)
PS/G: 28.7 (42nd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 17.1 (14th of 120)
SRS: 11.89 (19th of 120) ▪ SOS: 3.98 (39th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Capital One Bowl 30-25 versus Iowa
| Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 2004 | Sat | (4) Louisiana State | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11, 2004 | Sat | (6) Louisiana State | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | W | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 18, 2004 | Sat | (5) Louisiana State | @ | (14) Auburn | SEC | L | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 25, 2004 | Sat | (13) Louisiana State | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 51 | 0 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2, 2004 | Sat | (13) Louisiana State | @ | (3) Georgia | SEC | L | 16 | 45 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 9, 2004 | Sat | (24) Louisiana State | @ | (12) Florida | SEC | W | 24 | 21 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 23, 2004 | Sat | (18) Louisiana State | Troy | Sun Belt | W | 24 | 20 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Oct 30, 2004 | Sat | (19) Louisiana State | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 24 | 7 | 6 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Nov 13, 2004 | Sat | (17) Louisiana State | Alabama | SEC | W | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 10 | Nov 20, 2004 | Sat | (14) Louisiana State | Mississippi | SEC | W | 27 | 24 | 8 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Nov 26, 2004 | Fri | (14) Louisiana State | @ | Arkansas | SEC | W | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | W 6 | Little Rock, AR |
| 12 | Jan 1, 2005 | Sat | (12) Louisiana State | N | (11) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 25 | 30 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |