American college football season
2004 Florida Gators football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Eastern Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 25 |
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Record | 7–5 (4–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Ron Zook (3rd season)
- Charlie Strong (interim)
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Fedora (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Charlie Strong (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Captain | Channing Crowder Mike Degory Ciatrick Fason Travis Harris |
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Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 88,548)[1] |
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The 2004 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the third and last for head coach Ron Zook, who led the Gators to a regular season record of 7–4 (.636).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | Eastern Michigan* | No. 11 | | PPV | W 49–10 | 90,009 |
September 18 | at No. 13 Tennessee | No. 11 | | CBS | L 28–30 | 109,061 |
September 25 | Kentucky | No. 16 | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 20–3 | 89,741 |
October 2 | Arkansas | No. 16 | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| CBS | W 45–30 | 90,014 |
October 9 | No. 24 LSU | No. 12 | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 21–24 | 90,377 |
October 16 | Middle Tennessee* | No. 22 | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| PPV | W 52–16 | 90,018 |
October 23 | at Mississippi State | No. 19 | | JPS | L 31–38 | 43,170 |
October 30 | vs. No. 7 Georgia | | | CBS | L 24–31 | 84,753 |
November 6 | at Vanderbilt | | | PPV | W 34–17 | 32,716 |
November 13 | South Carolina | | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| ESPN2 | W 48–14 | 90,294 |
November 20 | at No. 10 Florida State* | | | ESPN | W 20–13 | 84,223 |
December 31 | vs. No. 14 Miami (FL)* | No. 19 | | ESPN | L 10–27 | 69,322 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]
Game summaries
Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 | • Florida | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 49 | |
Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Florida | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 | • Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 30 | |
Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | • Florida | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | - Date: September 25
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Arkansas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | • Florida | 7 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 45 | - Date: October 2
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • LSU | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 | Florida | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - Date: October 9
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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Middle Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Middle Tennessee St | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 | • Florida | 17 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 52 | - Date: October 16
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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The match with MTSU was intended to be the season opener for the Gators, but was canceled and rescheduled because of Hurricane Frances. This left the Gators without a regular-season bye week.
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Florida | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 | • Mississippi St | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 | |
Following this loss, head coach Ron Zook was fired, but allowed to coach the remainder of the season.
Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Florida | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | • Georgia | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Florida | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | South Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • Florida | 0 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 48 | - Date: November 13
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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Florida State
Florida Gators at #8 Florida State Seminoles
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Florida St | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 7:45 EDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
- Game attendance: 84,223
- Referee: Steve Shaw
- Gatorzone.com
Game information |
- Florida
- Chris Leak
19/39, 231 Yds, TD, INT - Ciatrick Fason
24 Rush, 103 Yds, TD - Chad Jackson
3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD | - Florida St
- Will Sexton
14/32, 164 Yds, INT - Lorenzo Booker
5 Rush, 25 Yds - Chauncey Stovall
11 Rec, 181 Yds, TD | |
Ron Zook's last game as head coach of the Florida Gators and spoiled the dedication of the field for Bobby Bowden.
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | FLA | FSU | 1 | 7:56 | 14 | 97 | 4:46 | Florida | Chad Jackson 13-yard touchdown reception from Chris Leak, Matt Leach kick good | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9:01 | 10 | 59 | 3:25 | Florida | 38-yard field goal by Matt Leach | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0:17 | 8 | 32 | 2:58 | Florida St | 20-yard field goal by Gary Cismesia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11:51 | 9 | 74 | 3:05 | Florida | 21-yard field goal by Matt Leach | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8:30 | 7 | 80 | 3:21 | Florida St | Chauncey Stovall 27-yard touchdown reception from Chris Rix, Xavier Beitia kick good | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4:59 | 9 | 80 | 3:26 | Florida | Ciatrick Fason 8-yard touchdown run, Matt Leach kick good | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3:48 | 4 | -10 | 0:57 | Florida St | 52-yard field goal by Xavier Beitia | 20 | 13 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 20 | 13 | |
Peach Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Florida | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | • Miami (FL) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong was interim head coach for the bowl game.
Coaching staff
- Ron Zook – head coach
- Jerry "Red" Anderson – defensive line coach
- Dan Disch – secondary coach
- Dwayne Dixon – assistant head coach / inside receivers coach
- Larry Fedora – offensive coordinator / receivers coach
- Mike Locksley – running backs coach / recruiting coordinator
- Bill Miller – associate head coach / linebackers coach
- Charlie Strong – defensive coordinator/ interim head coach
- Joe Wickline – offensive line coach / running game coordinator
- Ed Zaunbrecher – quarterbacks coach
Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2004 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2004 Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
Bibliography
- 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
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- University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1911–1930)
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1930–present)
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