2003 LSU Tigers football team

2003 LSU Tigers football
Coaches' Poll (BCS) national champion NFF national champion SEC champion SEC Western Division co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 34–13 vs. Georgia
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), W 21–14 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
Record	13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Georgia xy		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 15 Tennessee x		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 24 Florida x		6	–	2					8	–	5
South Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	10
Kentucky		1	–	7					4	–	8
Western Division
No. 2 LSU xy$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 13 Ole Miss x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Auburn		5	–	3					8	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4					9	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	9
Mississippi State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 34, Georgia 13
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Saban, the LSU Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Tigers compiled an 11–1 regular season record, going 7–1 in SEC play to finish tied for first in the SEC West, with the lone loss coming against SEC East foe Florida. Due to defeating the other co-division champion, Ole Miss, LSU was selected to play in the SEC Championship Game, defeating no. 5 Georgia 34–13. LSU was selected to play the Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title. LSU won the BCS National Championship Game, the first national football championship for LSU since 1958.

The 2003 college football regular season ended with three one-loss teams in BCS contention: the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and USC Trojans. USC ended the regular season ranked No. 1 and LSU No. 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Media controversy ensued when the BCS computer-based selection system chose LSU and Oklahoma as the participants in the BCS title game, largely based on an assessment of the relative difficulty of the three teams' 2003 schedules. During the bowl games, LSU beat No. 3 Oklahoma 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl (designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2003–04 season), while USC defeated the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines 28–14 in the Rose Bowl. LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final Coaches' Poll (which was contractually obligated to rank the BCS champion No. 1) while USC remained No. 1 in the final AP Poll, resulting in a non-consensus national title - the last time this has happened. ^[1] Several experts have viewed the 2003 Tigers as having one of the greatest defenses in college football history.^{[ citation needed ]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe *	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 49–7	89,148
September 6	9:00 p.m.	at Arizona *	No. 13	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	TBS	W 59–13	46,110
September 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 (I-AA) Western Illinois *	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 35–7	87,164
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Georgia	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ( College GameDay )	CBS	W 17–10	92,251
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 7	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 41–6	45,835
October 11	2:30 p.m.	Florida	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–19	92,077
October 18	6:45 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 10	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 33–7	82,525
October 25	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Auburn	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–7	92,085
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech *	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 49–10	91,879
November 15	6:45 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 3	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–3	83,818
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Ole Miss	No. 3	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	W 17–14	62,552
November 28	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 55–24	92,213
December 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Georgia	No. 3	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game / College GameDay)	CBS	W 34–13	74,913
January 4, 2004	7:15 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma *	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl / College GameDay)	ABC	W 21–14	79,342
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	14	13	12	11	7	6	6	10	9	7	4	3	3	3	3	2 (21)	2 (17)
Coaches	15	13	11	10	7	6	6	10	9	8	4	3	3	3	3	2 (18)	1 (60)
BCS	Not released								12	7	7	4	4	3	3	2	Not released

Roster

Quarterbacks 12 Marcus Randall 15 Matt Flynn 18 Matt Mauck 4 JaMarcus Russell 8 Ty Barrett 19 Michael Harrison Running backs 22 Torey Bennett 2 Shyrone Carey 23 Jason Spadoni 25 Justin Vincent 10 Joseph Addai 32 Barrington Edwards 22 Alley Broussard Fullbacks 24 Tyler Olivier 49 Michael Ricks 35 Brandon Nowlin 40 Shawn Jordan 44 Kevin Steltz 11 Jason Lile Wide receivers 86 Junior Joseph 13 Steve Mares 14 Michael Clayton 9 Devery Henderson 87 Blain Bech 4 Michael Russo 81 Dwayne Bowe 85 Craig Davis 17 Bennie Brazell 38 Gino Giambelluca 8 Terrell Clayton 80 Schirra Fields 5 Skyler Green 42 Andre Gill 1 Amp Hill		Tight ends 47 Eric Edwards 82 David Jones 84 Andrew Wright 83 Kory Hebert 88 Demetri Robinson 89 Keith Zinger Center 59 Doug Planchard 55 Ben Wilkerson 61 Jimmy Courtenay Offensive line 65 Steve Arflin 62 Brandon Hurley 69 Garett Wibel 75 Brian Johnson 71 Nate Livings 68 Terrell McGill 72 Stephen Peterman 67 Bradley Sowa 74 Josh Dicharry 64 Rudy Niswanger 62 Harold Bicknell 73 Will Arnold 66 Jerry Sevin 76 Andrew Whitworth 63 Mac McLachlan 60 Rodney Reed 78 Paris Hodges 77 Peter Dyakowski Defensive line 59 Leo Desselle Defensive end 79 Sean Merrill 84 Marcus Spears 52 Ryan Willis 96 Carnell Stewart 97 Brandon Washington 94 Marquise Hill 48 Kirston Pittman 53 Tory Collins		Defensive tackle 98 Torran Williams 92 Bryce Wyatt 50 Jarrod Carter 89 Timothy Binion 90 Melvin Oliver 95 Kyle Williams 93 Chad Lavalais Linebackers 99 Jason LeDoux 45 Willie Demps 35 Mark Martin 19 Darius Ingram 63 Patrick McGibboney 57 Dave Peterson 34 Dorsett Buckels 27 Eric Alexander 40 Barrett Dupuy 52 Joey Noto 47 Dustin Adams [2] 35 Micah Metrailer 91 Alonzo Manuel 56 Kenneth Hollis 42 Phillip Maxwell 46 Cameron Vaughn 58 Lionel Turner 51 Dominic Cooper 54 Brian West 55 Chris McCauley 7 Adrian Mayes Defensive backs 37 Daniel Francis 38 Vernon Russell, Jr. 6 Ryan Gilbert 28 Jeff Cook 39 Troy Hankton 9 Corey Meredith 28 Greg Hercules 44 Patrick Babinecz 30 LaRon Landry 33 Jonathan Zenon 26 Nick Child 31 Jessie Daniels 41 Marcques Lewis		Cornerbacks 13 Corey Webster 24 Keron Gordon 29 Travis Daniels 1 Ronnie Prude 21 Randall Gay Safeties 8 Jack Hunt 43 Chad White Punters 16 Ross Cockrell 80 Donnie Jones 36 Patrick Fisher Kickers 35 Andre Boagni 6 Colt David 41 Chris Jackson 39 Ryan Gaudet Long snappers 86 Steve Damen 70 Gant Petty

Game summaries

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2003 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	0	0	0	7	7
•No. 14 Tigers	0	21	21	7	49

• Date: August 30
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT

Statistics	ULM	LSU
First downs	11	23
Total yards	240	474
Rushing yards	59	168
Passing yards	181	306
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:45	35:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Steven Jyles	14/30, 180 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kevin Payne	16 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mack Vincent	2 receptions, 46 yards
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	13/28, 153 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Joseph Addai	15 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Michael Clayton	6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

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At Arizona

See also: 2003 Arizona Wildcats football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 13 Tigers	17	21	7	14	59
Wildcats	0	0	0	13	13

• Date: September 6
• Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. MST
• Television network: TBS

Statistics	LSU	ARIZ
First downs	28	10
Total yards	481	182
Rushing yards	182	91
Passing yards	299	91
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	36:13	23:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	10/11, 150 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joseph Addai	18 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Clayton	6 receptions, 109 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Ryan O'Hara	7/20, 70 yards, INT
	Rushing	Clarence Farmer	8 rushes, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Jones	3 receptions, 27 yards

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No. 1 (I-AA) Western Illinois

See also: 2003 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 (I-AA) Leathernecks	0	0	7	0	7
•No. 12 Tigers	6	7	15	7	35

• Date: September 13
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 87,164
• Game weather: 79 deg F, Wind E 5–10, 74% humidity

Scoring summary

Q1	08:18	LSU	Michael Clayton 10 yd pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick failed)	LSU 6–0
Q2	0:42	LSU	Shyrone Carey 1 yd run (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 13–0
Q3	10:08	WIU	Terrence Hall 3 yd pass from Russ Michna (Justin Langan kick)	LSU 13-7
Q3	5:00	LSU	Skyler Green 8 yd pass from Matt Mauck (Matt Mauck rush)	LSU 21–7
Q3	2:26	LSU	Skyler Green 40 yd pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 28-7
Q4	8:29	AUB	D. Henderson 16 yd pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 35–7

Statistics	WIU	LSU
First downs	12	31
Total yards	208	457
Rushing yards	13	152
Passing yards	195	305
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	27:59	32:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Illinois	Passing	Russ Michna	17/39, 195 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Travis Glasford	16 rushes, 21 yards
	Receiving	Travis Glasford	4 receptions, 43 yards
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	23/32, 305 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Shyrone Carey	21 rushes, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Clayton	11 receptions, 162 yards, TD

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No. 7 Georgia

See also: 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Bulldogs	3	0	0	7	10
•No. 11 Tigers	0	7	3	7	17

• Date: September 20
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge and Jill Arrington

Scoring summary

Q1	6:20	UGA	Billy Bennett 33 yard field goal	UGA 3–0
Q2	3:10	LSU	Shyrone Carey 21 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–3
Q3	6:23	LSU	Ryan Gaudet 47 yard field goal	LSU 10–3
Q4	4:25	UGA	Tyson Browning 93 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick)	Tie 10–10
Q4	1:22	LSU	Skyler Green 34 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 17–10

Statistics	UGA	LSU
First downs	23	16
Total yards	411	285
Rushing yards	97	105
Passing yards	314	180
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	26:43	33:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	David Greene	20/44, 314 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Michael Cooper	18 rushes, 73 yards
	Receiving	Tyson Browning	2 receptions, 104 yards, TD
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	14/29, 180 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Shyrone Carey	18 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Skyler Green	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

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At Mississippi State

See also: 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 7 Tigers	7	17	10	7	41
Bulldogs	0	0	0	6	6

• Date: September 27
• Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST

Statistics	LSU	MSST
First downs	17	18
Total yards	354	239
Rushing yards	163	31
Passing yards	191	208
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	27:06	32:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	12/19, 171 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Justin Vincent	6 rushes, 58 yards, TD
	Receiving	Devery Henderson	7 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Mississippi State	Passing	Kevin Fant	19/30, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Fred Reid	6 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Justin Jenkins	5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

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Florida

See also: 2003 Florida Gators football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Gators	10	3	6	0	19
No. 6 Tigers	7	0	0	0	7

• Date: October 11
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 92,077
• Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Referee: Terry Brown
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, and Jill Arrington

Scoring summary

1	11:51	LSU	Skyler Green 80-yard punt return (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–0
1	6:51	FLA	Ran Carthon 22-yard pass from Chris Leak (Matt Leach kick)	Tied 7–7 (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:00)
1	3:17	FLA	Matt Leach 29-yard field goal	FLA 10–7 (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:43)
2	5:37	FLA	Matt Leach 50-yard field goal	FLA 13–7 (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:58)
3	5:21	FLA	Ciatrick Fason 35-yard pass from Chris Leak (pass failed)	FLA 19–7 (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:58)

Statistics	FLA	LSU
First downs	18	14
Total yards	310	287
Rushing yards	81	56
Passing yards	229	231
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	30:20	29:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Chris Leak	18/30, 229 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ciatrick Fason	7 rushes, 92 yards
	Receiving	Carlos Perez	3 receptions, 58 yards
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	19/33, 231 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Joseph Addai	10 rushes, 39 yards
	Receiving	Devery Henderson	5 receptions, 109 yards

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At South Carolina

See also: 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 10 Tigers	6	13	7	7	33
Gamecocks	0	0	7	0	7

• Date: October 18
• Location: Williams–Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
• Game start: 7:45 p.m. EDT

Statistics	LSU	SCAR
First downs	27	11
Total yards	482	254
Rushing yards	263	0
Passing yards	219	254
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	41:43	18:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing	Matt Mauck	24/30, 199 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Alley Broussard	19 rushes, 108 yards
	Receiving	Justin Vincent	4 receptions, 46 yards
South Carolina	Passing	Dondrial Pinkins	15/32, 254 yards, TD
	Rushing	Demetris Summers	8 rushes, 16 yards
	Receiving	Matthew Thomas	4 receptions, 102 yards, TD

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No. 17 Auburn

See also: 2003 Auburn Tigers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Auburn	0	0	0	7	7
•No. 9 LSU	21	0	10	0	31

• Date: October 25
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT

Scoring summary

Q1	13:01	LSU	Devery Henderson 64 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–0
Q1	7:43	LSU	Michael Clayton 18 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 14–0
Q1	2:58	LSU	Alley Broussard 5 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 21–0
Q3	8:28	LSU	Ryan Gaudet 33 yard field goal	LSU 24–0
Q3	3:46	LSU	Devery Henderson 16 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 31–0
Q4	6:10	AUB	Anthony Mix 6 yard pass from Jason Campbell (Philip Yost kick)	LSU 31–7

Statistics	AUB	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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Louisiana Tech

See also: 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
•No. 7 Tigers	28	21	0	0	49

• Date: November 1
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST

Statistics	LT	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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At Alabama

See also: 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 3 Tigers	10	7	7	3	27
Crimson Tide	0	0	0	3	3

• Date: November 15
• Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Game start: 6:45 p.m. CST

Scoring summary

Q1	10:34	LSU	Chris Jackson 20 yard field goal	LSU 3–0
Q1	9:16	LSU	Michael Clayton 23 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 10–0
Q2	2:03	LSU	Eric Edwards 3 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 17–0
Q3	9:15	LSU	Alley Broussard 4 yard run (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 24–0
Q4	10:11	LSU	Chris Jackson 33 yard field goal	LSU 27–0
Q4	6:39	ALA	Brian Bostick 27 yard field goal	LSU 27–3

Statistics	LSU	ALA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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At No. 15 Ole Miss

See also: 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 3 Tigers	3	7	0	7	17
No. 15 Rebels	7	0	0	7	14

• Date: November 22
• Location: Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
• Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge and Jill Arrington

Scoring summary

Q1	13:54	MISS	Travis Johnson 6 yard interception return (Jonathan Nichols kick)	MISS 7–0
Q1	6:44	LSU	Chris Jackson 45 yard field goal	MISS 7–3
Q2	2:42	LSU	Michael Clayton 9 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 10–7
Q4	14:50	LSU	Devery Henderson 53 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 17–7
Q4	10:51	MISS	Brandon Jacobs 10 yard pass from Eli Manning (Jonathan Nichols kick)	LSU 17–14

Statistics	LSU	MISS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ole Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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Arkansas

See also: 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	10	7	0	7	24
•No. 3 Tigers	10	24	21	0	55

• Date: November 28
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST

Statistics	ARK	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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Vs. No. 5 Georgia (SEC Championship Game)

See also: 2003 SEC Championship Game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 3 Tigers	8	9	7	10	34
No. 5 Bulldogs	0	3	10	0	13

• Date: December 6
• Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Indoors
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge and Jill Arrington

Statistics	LSU	UGA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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Vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (Sugar Bowl – BCS NCG)

See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2004 Sugar Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Sooners	0	7	0	7	14
•No. 2 Tigers	7	7	7	0	21

• Date: January 4
• Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 79,342
• Game weather: Indoors
• Referee: Dennis Hennigan
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson

Scoring summary

Q1	11:38	LSU	Skyler Green 24 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–0
Q2	7:31	OKLA	Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Tie 7–7
Q2	4:21	LSU	Justin Vincent 18 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 14–7
Q3	14:13	LSU	Marcus Spears 20 yard interception return (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 21–7
Q4	11:01	OKLA	Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	LSU 21–14

Statistics	OKLA	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

LSU Tigers in the 2004 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL team
Michael Clayton	Wide receiver	1	15	15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Devery Henderson	Wide receiver	2	18	50	New Orleans Saints
Marquise Hill	Defensive end	2	31	63	New England Patriots
Stephen Peterman	Offensive Guard	3	20	83	Dallas Cowboys
Chad Lavalais	Defensive tackle	5	10	142	Atlanta Falcons
Donnie Jones	Punter	7	23	224	Seattle Seahawks
Matt Mauck	Quarterback	7	24	225	Denver Broncos

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