2004 national championship game

The regular season began on August 28, and ended on December 4, Rankings reflect the AP Poll.

A rotating and separate-from-the-bowls BCS national championship game would soon make that determination. It was on defense, though, where LSU separated itself from the rest of college football. The Tigers led the nation in rushing defense, yielding a miniscule Put this in focus: LSU held Oklahoma to just total yards and 1. Four plays later, playing a first-and-goal at the 1, Mauck fumbled the snap and the Sooners recovered. LSU was on the boards in short order as speedster Skyler Green turned around the right end and tip-toed along the sidelines 24 yards to the end zone.

2004 national championship game

The Tigers won the BCS National Championship, their second national championship in school history, defeating the Sooners by a score of 21— Top-ranked Oklahoma was 12—1, with the lone defeat coming at a neutral site in the Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State 35—7. There was substantial media and fan controversy as to which teams deserved to play in the National Title game. Southern Cal owned a record of 11—1, with its one loss coming in triple overtime at unranked Cal 34— Once the game commenced, LSU's 1 ranked defense held the country's most prolific offense, which had averaged He was also sacked seven times and intercepted twice. As a result, LSU won their second national championship and first since Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons.

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The BCS National Championship Game , or BCS National Championship , was a postseason college football bowl game , used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision FBS , first played in the college football season as one of four designated bowl games, and beginning in the season as a standalone event rotated among the host sites of the aforementioned bowls. The game was organized by a group known as the Bowl Championship Series , consisting of the Rose Bowl , Sugar Bowl , Fiesta Bowl , and Orange Bowl , which sought to match the two highest-ranked teams in a championship game to determine the best team in the country at the end of the season. The participating teams were determined by averaging the results of the final weekly Coaches' Poll , the Harris Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six computer rankings. The Coaches' Poll was contractually required to name the winner of the game as its No. The methodologies of the BCS system and its selections proved to be controversial. Although in most years the winner of the BCS National Championship would also be designated as the national champion by other organizations and polls such as the Associated Press poll , the season was a major exception, as the BCS rankings chose the AP's No. That was the only season during the BCS era when the national championship was split, with Louisiana State University winning the BCS national championship and the University of Southern California winning the AP national championship , plus the football writers' national championship. The BCS National Championship Game was played for the final time in after the same organizing group established a new system, the College Football Playoff , a four-team single elimination tournament, as the successor to the BCS. The expanded format was called the Bowl Championship Series.

2004 national championship game

The NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in the claim of a split national championship. Due to on-field circumstances, the BCS becoming a means of having a single champion going forward, and finally the four-team title playoff system's institution in , as of this is the most recent Division 1-A season to end with split national champions. Meanwhile, when AP No. Playing in the Orange Bowl ensured that their next meeting would be each of their very next games and their first of the season. Although USC, then 11—1, finished ranked No. Oklahoma's schedule rank was 0.

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Championship : Toledo 35, Miami There was substantial media and fan controversy as to which teams deserved to play in the National Title game. LSU put together a big-time response, driving 80 yards before Vincent ran the final 18 on the same play with which he opened the game, this time finding the end zone. New Orleans Dec. Ad Blocker Detected. Toggle limited content width. New Mexico. Florida International Panthers. USC and Oklahoma were ranked No. Contents move to sidebar hide. Louisiana Superdome. Justin Vincent had many big runs, including an yard dash for a TD in the second quarter. Retrieved August 1, The Associated Press , as a result of two consecutive seasons of BCS controversy, prohibited the BCS from using their poll as part of its ranking formula following the season. Notre Dame.

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Southern Cal owned a record of 11—1, with its one loss coming in triple overtime at unranked Cal 34— Texas , which had been left out of the BCS the previous season, was ranked fifth. Much of the pre-bowl criticisms of Texas being given the spot vs. In other projects. LSU put together a big-time response, driving 80 yards before Vincent ran the final 18 on the same play with which he opened the game, this time finding the end zone. Jones Oklahoma Sooners. LSU Tigers bowl games. The Sooners had Tiger fans gripping their seats from that point to the end, as White, taking over at the mark, moved Oklahoma from its 39 to the LSU 12 in eight plays. Justin Vincent had many big runs, including an yard dash for a TD in the second quarter. Download as PDF Printable version. East Carolina. Iowa State x. Jessica Simpson.