2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Music City Bowl, L 16–20 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2004 record	6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Shula (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	David Rader (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro style
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (2nd year)
Base defense	3-3-5
Captain	Todd Bates
Captain	Wesley Britt
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 83,818)
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

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 7 3 7 0 17 • Alabama 10 7 17 14 48 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 6:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 82,033 Game weather: 84°, partly cloudy, winds NNE at 9 mph Referee: Rocky Goode Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 0 0 7 7 • Alabama 0 14 7 7 28 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 8:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 83,083 Game weather: 85°, partly cloudy, winds ENE at 3 mph Referee: Matt Austin Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Western Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 14 17 7 14 52 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 6:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 77,306 Game weather: 82°, clear, winds N at 14 mph Referee: Doyle Jackson Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 10 0 0 10 • Arkansas 7 7 0 13 27 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Game start: 2:35 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 72,543 Game weather: 80°, partly cloudy, winds E at 8 mph Referee: Terry Brown Source:

1 2 3 4 Total • South Carolina 3 3 14 0 20 Alabama 0 3 0 0 3 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 5:01 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 82,141 Game weather: 84°, cloudy, winds NNW at 9 mph Referee: Rocky Goode Source:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 7 10 14 14 45 Kentucky 0 7 7 3 17 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:33 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 65,482 Game weather: 64°, fair, winds SW at 6 mph Referee: Penn Wagers Source:

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Southern Miss 0 3 0 0 3 • Alabama 10 3 0 14 27 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 2:36 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 82,094 Game weather: 69°, clear, winds WNW at 6 mph Referee: Jeff Roberson Source:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 7 3 0 3 13 • #11 Tennessee 7 7 3 0 17 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 2:35 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 107,017 Game weather: 63°, cloudy, winds SW at 13 mph Referee: Steve Landis Source:

The 2004 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 72nd season in the SEC. The Crimson Tide were led by head coach Mike Shula who was entering his second season as head coach. They began their season with trying to improve from a 4–9 (2–6) record from the 2003 season. The 2004 squad finished the season with a record of 6–6 following a loss to Minnesota in the Music City Bowl.

The team began the 2004 season at 3–0 with blowout victories over Utah State, Mississippi, and Western Carolina. The Tide's starting quarterback Brodie Croyle was injured during the Western Carolina game and lost for the season. Without him, the team struggled to find consistent offense against SEC opponents Arkansas and South Carolina. The team rebounded to have multiple blowouts victories in three of the next four games, only losing to rival Tennessee. The season ended on a three game slide, losing to rivals LSU and Auburn, also losing in the Music City Bowl to Minnesota.

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