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2004 Auburn Tigers football team

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=football

|year=2004

|team=Auburn Tigers

|image=Auburn Tigers logo.svg

|image_size=125

|conference=Southeastern Conference

|division=Western Division

|short_conf=SEC

|BCSRank =

|CoachRank = 2

|APRank = 2

|record=13–0

|conf_record=8–0

|head_coach=Tommy Tuberville

|hc_year=6th

|off_coach=Al Borges

|oc_year=1st

|off_scheme= I formation

|def_coach=Gene Chizik

|dc_year=3rd

|def_scheme= 4–3

|stadium=Jordan–Hare Stadium

|champion= SEC champion
SEC Western Division champion
Sugar Bowl champion

|conf_champ=SEC Championship Game

|conf_champ_result=W 38–28 vs. Tennessee

|bowl=Sugar Bowl

|bowl_result=W 16–13 vs. Virginia Tech

}}

{{2004 SEC football standings}}

The 2004 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn compiled a record of 13–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and finishing the season ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/2004.html|title=2004 Auburn Tiers Stats|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=27 January 2018}} Beginning the season ranked #17 in the AP poll and #18 in the Coaches' Poll, the Tigers were denied a berth in the BCS National Championship Game because they finished the regular season ranked #3 in the BCS rankings. Head coach Tommy Tuberville, who was nearly fired after the 2003 season, was named national Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. This was Auburn's third undefeated season in which they played over ten games.{{Cite web |title=Auburn Tigers College Football History, Stats, Records |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}

The team defeated LSU, Georgia, and Tennessee (twice, facing them a second time in the SEC Championship game), all of whom were ranked opponents. They were left out of the BCS National Championship Game,{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Wise (columnist) |date=January 4, 2005 |title=Auburn Knows, and Shows, Who's No. 1 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46165-2005Jan4.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=New Orleans |publication-place=Washington, D.C. |access-date=October 30, 2023 |quote=Auburn staked its claim to a mythical crown that we will never fully know if it deserves because, well, the Bowl Championship Series is a crock.}} and instead went to the 2005 Sugar Bowl, beating #9 Virginia Tech, 16–13, to finish 13–0. USC and Oklahoma played for the national title in the Orange Bowl. USC's national title was later vacated by the NCAA. Both Darryl W. Perry and GBE College Football Ratings awarded their national titles to Auburn.{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/all_national_champs.php|title=Auburn All National Championships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218041919/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/all_national_champs.php|archive-date=18 February 2015|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=27 January 2018|url-status=dead}}

The team's roster featured four first-round NFL draft picks in running back Carnell Williams, running back Ronnie Brown, defensive back Carlos Rogers, and quarterback Jason Campbell, as well as five future Pro Bowl participants in offensive linemen Marcus McNeill and Ben Grubbs, running back Ronnie Brown, Carlos Rogers, and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff. Permanent team captains were Campbell, Williams, Brown, Rogers, and Bret Eddins.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2004

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = PPV

| score = 31–0

| attend = 80,663

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 11:30 am

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| tv = JPS

| score = 43–14

| attend = 51,021

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 14

| opponent = LSU

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 10–9

| attend = 87,451

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = CSS

| score = 33–3

| attend = 76,302

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 6:45 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| gamename = rivalry, (College GameDay

| tv = ESPN

| score = 34–10

| attend = 107,828

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = PPV

| score = 52–7

| attend = 77,016

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 4

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = CBS

| score = 38–20

| attend = 87,451

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = CSS

| score = 42–10

| attend = 85,263

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 6:45 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 35–14

| attend = 60,787

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| gamename = Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, College GameDay

| tv = CBS

| score = 24–6

| attend = 87,451

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| gamename = Iron Bowl

| tv = CBS

| score = 21–13

| attend = 83,818

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| time = 5:00 pm

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 15

| gamename = (SEC Championship Game, rivalry, College GameDay

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = CBS

| score = 38–28

| attend = 74,982

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 3

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename = Sugar Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 16–13

| attend = 77,349

}}

}}

Statistics

=Offense=

Passing

class="wikitable sortable"
Player NamePosCOMPATTPCTYARDSTDINTRATE
|Jason CampbellQB18827069.62700207172.9

Roster

class="wikitable sortable"
NoPlayer NamePosHtWtYrHometown(High School)
|80Maurice AndersonSE6–3203FR*Semmes, Alabama(Mary G Montgomery HS)
|1Devin AromashoduWR6–2205JRMiami Springs, Florida(Miami Springs HS)
|64Rhett AutreyOG6–4283JRJay, Florida(Jay HS)
|80Octavious BalkcomLB6–4225FRBlakely, Georgia(Early County HS)
|3Tony BellS6–2205FRAlabaster, Alabama(Thompson HS)
|87Cole BennettTE6–5244SODalton, Georgia(Dalton HS)
|30Kody BlissP5-11193SOBrentwood, Tennessee(Brentwood Academy)
|11Calvin BookerQB6–3225FRAtlanta, Georgia(Mays HS)
|71Jarrod BrittOL6–3299SOPowder Springs, GA(McEachern HS)
|33Eric BrockS6–1203FR*Alexander City, AL(Benjamin Russell HS)
|92Chris BrowderDE6–4240SOCamden, Alabama(Wilcox Central HS)
|91Neil BrownNG6–2256FRBuford, Georgia(Buford HS)
|23Ronnie BrownRB6–1223SR*Cartersville, Georgia(Cartersville HS)
|52Kevis BurnamLB6–2236JRMontezuma, Georgia(Macon County HS)
|17Anthony CampbellDB5–9178FRHialeah, Florida(Hialeah Senior HS)
|17Jason CampbellQB6–5228SR*Taylorsville, Mississippi(Taylorsville HS)
|55Montavian CollierOLB6–1219FR*Opelika, Alabama(Opelika HS)
|62Pete ComptonLS6–6235FR*Brentwood, Tennessee(Brentwood Academy)
|50Joe CopeC6–0268SOAndalusia, Alabama(Andalusia HS)
|12Brandon CoxQB6–2200FR*Trussville, Alabama(Hewitt-Trussville HS)
|70Antwoin DanielsOG6–6265FRForsyth, Georgia(Mary Persons HS)
|85Silas DanielsWR6–0193SRJacksonville, Florida(Jean Ribault HS)
|27Tristan DavisRB5–10188FREast Point, Georgia(Tri-Cities HS)
|21Karibi DedeOLB6–1206SO*Woodbridge, Virginia(C. D. Hylton HS)
|81Kyle DerozanTE6–3252SO*Morganza, Louisiana(Pointe Coupee Central HS)
|96Wayne DickensNG6–1297JR*Lakeland, Florida(Lake Gibson Senior HS)
|99Tez DoolittleDL6–3298FR*Opelika, Alabama(Opelika HS)
|76Tim DuckworthOL6–3314SOTaylorsville, Mississippi(Taylorsville HS)
|77King DunlapOL6–8292FR*Brentwood, Tennessee(Brentwood Academy)
|94Bret EddinsDE6–5267SR*Montgomery, Alabama(Trinity Presbyterian Sch Inc)
|76Nathan FarrowDL6–3296FRBirmingham, Al(Clay-Chalkville High School)
|41Lorenzo FergusonDB6–1192FRMiami, Florida(Miami Southridge HS)
|16Blake FieldQB6–3195FRTallahassee, Florida(North Florida Christian)
|26Steve GandyS6–1200FRWaynesboro, Mississippi(Wayne County HS)
|38Zach GilbertCB5–10189FR*Florence, Alabama(Bradshaw HS)
|10Dustin GoodwinQB6–1203SODemopolis, Alabama(Demopolis HS)
|29Derrick GravesOLB6–1222SRHolt, Alabama(Holt HS)
|90Tyronne GreenDT6–3275FRPensacola, Florida(W. J. Woodham HS)
|54Quentin GrovesDE6–3249FR*Greenville, Mississippi(Greenville HS)
|69Ben GrubbsOL6–3289SO*Eclectic, Alabama(Elmore County HS)
|25Lee GuessWR5–10177SO*Trussville, Alabama(Hewitt-Trussville HS)
|48Marquies GunnDE6–4234SOAlexander City, AL(Benjamin Russell HS)
|56Courtney HardenLB6–1215FRLeighton, Alabama(Colbert County HS)
|72Leon HartOL6–5290FRColumbia, South Carolina(Spring Valley HS)
|11Josh HebertDB5-10190FRHouston, Texas(Klein HS)
|35Will HerringFS6–4212SO*Opelika, Alabama(Opelika HS)
|15Wesley HillQB6–3217SO*Cordele, Georgia(Crisp County HS)
|49Kevin HobbsFS6–0183JR*Tampa, Florida(Tampa Bay Technical HS)
|42Brett HollimanSS5–10177SR*Selma, Alabama(John T Morgan Academy)
|43Evander HolyfieldWR6–3176FR*Fairburn, Georgia(Landmark Christian School)
|26Alex HowellRB5–9172FR*Montgomery, Alabama(St. James School)
|67Jeremy IngleC6–2275SR*Montgomery, Alabama(St. James School)
|6David IronsCB6–1183JRDacula, Georgia(Dacula HS)
|26Kenny IronsRB5–11193JRDacula, Georgia(Dacula HS)
|58Tommy JacksonNG6–1304JROpelika, Alabama(Opelika HS)
|59Merrill JohnsonLB6–1185FRButler, Alabama(Choctaw County HS)
|98Doug LangenfeldDE6–3254SRMoncks Corner, South Carolina(Berkeley HS)
|20Patrick LeeCB6–0198FR*Miami, Florida(Christopher Columbus HS)
|28Brad LesterRB5–11188FRLilburn, Georgia(Parkview HS)
|39Andrew LettsSS6–1202JR*Hinsdale, Illinois(Hinsdale Central HS)
|68Danny LindseyOG6–3306SRDouglas, Georgia(Coffee County HS)
|75Stanley McCloverDE6–2255SOFort Lauderdale, FL(Dillard HS)
|45Michael McLaughlinFB6–2225FRWaynesboro, Mississippi(Wayne County HS)
|73Marcus McNeillOT6–9340JREllenwood, Georgia(Cedar Grove HS)
|9Anthony MixWR6–5241JRBay Minette, Alabama(Baldwin County HS)
|84Charles MullenTE6–4233FRSan Diego, California(Madison Senior HS)
|2Ben ObomanuWR6–1193JRSelma, Alabama(Selma HS)
|79Jonathan PalmerOG6–5317SO*Ellenwood, Georgia(Cedar Grove HS)
|89Danny PerryTE6–2245FR*Auburn, Alabama(Auburn HS)
|19Montae PittsWR6–3203SO*Loachapoka, Alabama(Loachapoka HS)
|90Rick PollardTE6–2229SO*Dalton, Georgia(Dalton HS)
|13Jamoga RamseyWR5–10162SO*Delray Beach, Florida(Atlantic HS)
|83Jay RatliffDT6–5278SRValdosta, Georgia(Lowndes HS)
|66Troy ReddickOT6–5327JRAlbany, Georgia(Westover HS)
|5Sam RivesWR6–2193SR*Pelham, Alabama(Pelham HS)
|14Carlos RogersCB6–1194SRAugusta, Georgia(Butler HS)
|4Junior RosegreenSS6–0196SR*Fort Lauderdale, FL(Dillard HS)
|74Steven RossC6–6275JR*Nashville, Tennessee(Christ Presbyterian Academy)
|43Pete RuzickaSS6–0211SO*Harmony, Pennsylvania(Seneca Valley SHS)
|40Kevin SearsLB6–4236SORussellville, Alabama(Russellville HS)
|28Blake ShraderS5–10177FRStevenson, Alabama(North Jackson HS)
|95Pat SimsDT6–4295FRFort Lauderdale, Florida(Dillard HS)
|44Jake SlaughterFB6–2237JR*Brentwood, Tennessee(Brentwood Academy)
|22Tre SmithTB5–10200JRVenice, Florida(Venice Senior HS)
|57Mayo SowellLB6–2225SR*Birmingham, Alabama(Shades Valley Technical Academ)
|32Carl StewartRB6–1212FR*Maryville, Tennessee(Maryville HS)
|65William SullivanOL6–4290FRLillington, North Carolina(Western Harnett HS)
|82James SwintonWR6–1165FRTucker, Georgia(Tucker HS)
|86Courtney TaylorWR6–2195SO*Carrollton, Alabama(Carrollton HS)
|97Josh ThompsonDT6–1295FR*Statesboro, Georgia(Statesboro HS)
|78Rich TrucksOT6–8320SR*Hoover, Alabama(Hoover HS)
|47Andrew TurmanFB6–0234FR*Hoover, Alabama(Hoover HS)
|37John VaughnK6–1196SOBrentwood, Tennessee(Brentwood Academy)
|8Cooper WallaceTE6–4253JR*Nashville, Tennessee(Christ Presbyterian Academy)
|63William WardC6–2270SO*Prattville, Alabama(Prattville HS)
|46Jerald WatsonRB5–11198FRMorgan City, Louisiana(Central Catholic HS)
|31Antarrious WilliamsLB5–11205JR*Columbus, Georgia(Shaw HS)
|24Carnell WilliamsRB5–11204SRAttalla, Alabama(Etowah HS)
|36Gerald WilliamsCB5–9192JR*Columbus, Georgia(Carver HS)
|51Travis WilliamsLB6–1214JR*Columbia, South Carolina(Spring Valley HS)
|18Philip YostK6–0195SRAuburn, Alabama(Auburn HS)
|10Donnay YoungFS6–0204SR*College Park, Georgia(North Clayton HS)
|14Brett FosterK6-1225SRSouth Lamar

15 Joseph Marlowe LB 5-0 210 SR Carrollton

  • - Redshirt

Captains

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Position

! Player

RB

| Ronnie Brown

QB

| Jason Campbell

DE

| Bret Eddins

CB

| Carlos Rogers

RB

| Carnell Williams

References

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