2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell Jr. (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Conroy Hines (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (1st season)
Captains	Travon Brown Jamelle Cage Aaron Capps Julius Crosby Erick Franklin Chris Van Hoy Josh Nash
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium Independence Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4					8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 6–6 overall and a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	12:00 pm	Nevada	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	W 38–21	21,127
September 11	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette *	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 24–20	22,467
September 18	12:00 pm	at No. 4 Miami (FL) *	Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–48	53,721
September 25	6:00 pm	at No. 11 Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 17–42	104,257
October 2	6:00 pm	No. 17 Fresno State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	SPW	W 28–21	18,330
October 9	2:30 pm	at No. 6 Auburn *	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 7–52	77,016
October 16	5:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	SPW	W 41–10	13,117
October 23	2:00 pm	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	SPW	L 27–44	18,103
November 6	10:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPNGP	L 23–34	32,879
November 13	6:00 pm	Tulsa	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	SPW	W 38–24	7,713
November 20	2:05 pm	at No. 13 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN Plus	L 14–55	30,462
November 29	7:00 pm	at Rice	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX		W 51–14	8,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time