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. College football game.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes , co-champions of the Big Ten Conference , defeated the heavily favored Miami Hurricanes , defending national champions and champions of the Big East Conference , in double overtime by a final score of 31 - In the midst of a resurgence after a period of turmoil in the s, Miami had won the previous season's national championship in dominant [4] fashion and entered the Fiesta Bowl with a game win streak. Ohio State, meanwhile, had narrowly missed national championship opportunities in the 90s, and their most recently claimed championship followed the season. Leading up to the game, there was speculation as to whether the Buckeyes would be able to contend with the speed advantage of the Hurricanes, who were installed as Following the game, controversy arose surrounding the validity of a crucial pass interference penalty during the first overtime period, without which a Hurricanes victory would have resulted. The trajectories of the two programs subsequently diverged after the season: Ohio State maintained national competitiveness despite two national championship losses later in the decade they eventually went on to win another national championship in , while Miami fell from their elite status, eventually becoming mired in a scandal from which they've yet to fully recover. Considering the differing courses of the two programs, the game and its controversial ending have become known as pivotal moments in the greater history of American college football. The game is often referred to as one of the greatest Fiesta Bowls and one of the greatest college football games ever played. Ohio State had started the season ranked 13 after losing to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl the previous year.

2004 national championship game

Both teams entered with undefeated, 12—0 records. The game featured many firsts regarding the Heisman Trophy. It was the first college game to have two Heisman winners on the same field and on opposite teams : Leinart won the Heisman Trophy, which was awarded in the month prior to the Orange Bowl, and Oklahoma quarterback Jason White had won the award the previous season. The game also featured four of the five Heisman finalists of Leinart winner , Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson first runner-up , White second runner-up and USC running back Reggie Bush fourth runner-up ; [5] Bush would win the award the following season although USC returned its copy of Bush's trophy and Bush forfeited the award following the institution of NCAA sanctions in On June 10, , USC was forced to vacate all games from December to the end of the season among other sanctions as the result of an NCAA investigation into the school's football and men's basketball programs. The national anthem was performed by JoJo.

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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.

Louisiana Superdome. 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. All rights reserved. Miami Hurricanes. New Orleans Dec. The tying touchdown pass was tipped by safety Jack Hunt and trickled off the fingers of Mark Clayton in the end zone. Washington State. Championship : Auburn 38 , Tennessee I-A Independent. The Tigers won the BCS National Championship, their second national championship in school history, defeating the Sooners by a score of 21— There was substantial media and fan controversy as to which teams deserved to play in the National Title game. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. In the second quarter, Oklahoma showed its first signs of life when it blocked a Tiger punt two yards from the LSU goal. Hidden categories: Use mdy dates from August Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata.