2004 Florida Gators football team

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2004 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators script logo.png
Peach Bowl, L 27–10 vs. Miami
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches #25
2004 record 7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Ron Zook
Charlie Strong (interim)
Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong
Captain Channing Crowder
Mike Degory
Ciatrick Fason
Travis Harris
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons
« 2003 2005 »
2004 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#13 Tennessee x   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#7 Georgia   6 – 2         10 – 2  
Florida   4 – 4         7 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 4         6 – 5  
Kentucky   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Western Division
#2 Auburn x$   8 – 0         13 – 0  
#16 LSU   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Alabama   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Arkansas   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Ole Miss   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Mississippi State   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2004 college 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).

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Pre-season

For the fifth time in school history, Florida played five of its first six games at home. Four of the last five games were on the road. Florida's record for the two prior seasons under Zook on the road in conference play was an SEC league best 7–1. Eight starters returned and true sophomore Chris Leak would start the first game of the season at the helm for the first time. The Gators opened the season against Eastern Michigan from the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
9–11–2004 Eastern Michigan* #11 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL PPV W 49–10   90,009
9–18–2004 #13 Tennessee #11 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS L 28–30   109,061
9–25–2004 Kentucky #16 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN2 W 20–3   89,741
10–2–2004 Arkansas #16 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL CBS W 45–30   90,014
10–9–2004 #24 Louisiana State #12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN L 21–24   90,377
10–16–2004 Middle Tennessee* #22 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL PPV W 52–16   90,018
10–23–2004 Mississippi State #19 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS JPS L 31–38   43,170
10–30–2004 #7 Georgia Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL CBS L 24–31   84,753
11–6–2004 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV W 34–17   32,716
11–13–2004 South Carolina Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC) ESPN2 W 48–14   90,294
11–20–2004 #10 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 20–13   84,223
12–31–2004 #14 Miami* #19 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) ESPN L 10–27   69,322
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[1] and GatorZone.com.[2]

Game notes

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

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

LSU

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See also: 2004 LSU Tigers football team
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

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

The match with MTSU was intended to be the season opener for the Gators, but was cancelled 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

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See also: 2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
• Florida 7 3 0 10 20
Florida St 0 3 0 10 13

Ron Zook's last game as head coach of the Florida Gators.

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Peach Bowl

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See also: 2004 Peach Bowl (December)
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ ESPN.com

Bibliography

  • 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
  • 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

External links

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