American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 11 Eastern Michigan * No. 11 PPV W 49–1090,009 September 18 at No. 13 Tennessee No. 11 CBS L 28–30109,061 September 25 Kentucky No. 16 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN2 W 20–389,741 October 2 Arkansas No. 16 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS W 45–3090,014 October 9 No. 24 LSU No. 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN L 21–2490,377 October 16 Middle Tennessee * No. 22 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV W 52–1690,018 October 23 at Mississippi State No. 19 JPS L 31–3843,170 October 30 vs. No. 7 Georgia CBS L 24–3184,753 November 6 at Vanderbilt PPV W 34–1732,716 November 13 South Carolina Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 W 48–1490,294 November 20 at No. 10 Florida State * ESPN W 20–1384,223 December 31 vs. No. 14 Miami (FL) * No. 19 ESPN L 10–2769,322 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide ,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]
Game summaries [ edit ] Eastern Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Michigan 3 7 0 10 20 • Florida 7 21 21 0 49
Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 14 0 7 28 • Tennessee 7 7 0 16 30
Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3 • Florida 3 7 3 7 20
Date: September 25Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Arkansas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 0 7 7 16 30 • Florida 7 28 3 7 45
Date: October 2Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
1 2 3 4 Total • LSU 0 14 3 7 24 Florida 14 7 0 0 21
Date: October 9Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Middle Tennessee State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Middle Tennessee St 3 10 3 0 16 • Florida 17 14 21 0 52
Date: October 16Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 0 7 10 17 • Georgia 7 7 3 7 24
Vanderbilt [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 7 7 0 10 24 Vanderbilt 10 7 0 0 17
South Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina 7 0 0 7 14 • Florida 0 21 10 17 48
Date: November 13Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Florida State [ edit ] Florida Gators at #8 Florida State Seminoles
Period 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 20Game time : 7:45 EDTGame 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 : 84,223Referee : Steve ShawGatorzone.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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ 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 [ edit ] 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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