2004 Sugar Bowl - wikipedia 2004 Sugar Bowl 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship Game LSU Tigers Oklahoma Sooners ( 12 -- 1 ) ( 12 -- 1 ) 21 14 Head coach : Nick Saban Head coach : Bob Stoops AP Coaches BCS AP Coaches BCS Total LSU 7 7 7 0 21 Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14 Date January 4, 2004 Season 2003 Stadium Louisiana Superdome Location New Orleans, Louisiana MVP LSU RB Justin Vincent Favorite Oklahoma by 61⁄2 National anthem Jessica Simpson Referee Dennis Hennigan ( Big East ) Attendance 79,342 United States TV coverage Network ABC Announcers Brent Musburger ( Play - by - Play ) Gary Danielson ( Color Commentator ) Jack Arute ( Sideline Reporter ) Lynn Swann ( Sideline Reporter ) Sugar Bowl < 2003 2005 > BCS National Championship Game < 2003 2005 > The 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl, the BCS title game for the 2003 college football season, was played on January 4, 2004 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The teams were the LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners. The Tigers won the BCS National Championship, their second championship, defeating the Sooners by a score of 21 -- 14. Contents 1 Set - up 2 Scoring summary 3 Relevant bowl records 4 References 5 External links Set - up 2004 Sugar Bowl, Louisiana State vs. Oklahoma ; January 4, 2004 BCS # 2 ranked LSU came into the national championship title game 12 -- 1, with their one loss at home to # 17 Florida 19 -- 7. Top - ranked Oklahoma ( but # 3 in the AP poll ) 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. USC was ranked # 3 in the BCS standings but # 1 by both of the human polls, the ESPN / USA Today Coaches Poll and the AP poll, which made up a portion of the BCS Standings. Southern Cal owned a record of 11 -- 1, with its one loss coming in triple overtime at unranked Cal 34 -- 31. Once the game commenced, LSU 's # 1 ranked defense held the country 's most prolific offense, which had averaged 45.2 points and 461 yards per game, to 154 total yards ( 32 in the first half ) and just one touchdown until midway though the fourth quarter. The Sooners ' Heisman Trophy - winning QB Jason White completed only 13 of his 37 passing attempts for just 102 yards. He was also sacked seven times and intercepted twice. LSU 's offense was largely supplied by freshman running back and Sugar Bowl MVP Justin Vincent, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. As a result, LSU won their second national championship and first since 1958. The majority of the coaches voted LSU National Champions as contractually required by the BCS. There were three dissenting coaches ( Ron Turner of Illinois, Mike Bellotti of Oregon and Lou Holtz of South Carolina ) who voted USC # 1. BCS # 3 USC won the Rose Bowl against # 4 ranked Michigan and was voted the National Champion in the AP Poll. Scoring summary Scoring play Score 1st quarter LSU - Skyler Green 24 - yard run ( Ryan Gaudet kick ). 11 : 38 LSU 7 -- 0 2nd quarter OU - Kejuan Jones 1 - yard run ( Trey DiCarlo kick ). 7 : 31 Tie 7 -- 7 LSU - Justin Vincent 16 - yard run ( Gaudet kick ). 4 : 21 LSU 14 -- 7 3rd quarter LSU - Marcus Spears 20 - yard interception return ( Gaudet kick ). 14 : 13 LSU 21 -- 7 4th quarter OU - Jones 1 - yard run ( DiCarlo kick ). 11 : 01 LSU 21 -- 14 Relevant Bowl records The attendance of 79,342 became the largest ever to see a game in the Superdome. That figure has since been surpassed by the 2008 BCS National Championship Game ( 79,651 ). The team that led at halftime had won 10 of 11 Sugar Bowl games. LSU improved its record to 5 -- 7 in Sugar Bowl games. The SEC improved its record to 34 -- 29 -- 1 in Sugar Bowl games. References Jump up ^ Football - chicagotribune.com External links Article on LSUSports.net 2003 -- 04 NCAA football bowl game season New Orleans ( Dec. 16 ) GMAC ( Dec. 18 ) Tangerine ( Dec. 22 ) Fort Worth ( Dec. 23 ) Las Vegas ( Dec. 24 ) Hawaii ( Dec. 25 ) Motor City ( Dec. 26 ) Insight ( Dec. 26 ) Continental Tire ( Dec. 27 ) Alamo ( Dec. 29 ) Houston ( Dec. 30 ) Holiday ( Dec. 30 ) Silicon Valley ( Dec. 30 ) Music City ( Dec. 31 ) Sun ( Dec. 31 ) Liberty ( Dec. 31 ) Independence ( Dec. 31 ) San Francisco ( Dec. 31 ) Outback ( Jan. 1 ) Gator ( Jan. 1 ) Capital One ( Jan. 1 ) Cotton ( Jan. 2 ) Peach ( Jan. 2 ) Humanitarian ( Jan. 3 ) Bowl Championship Series games : Rose Bowl ( Jan. 1 ) Orange ( Jan. 1 ) Fiesta ( Jan. 2 ) Sugar ( Jan. 4 ) All - Star games : East -- West Shrine Game ( Jan. 10 ) Las Vegas All - American Classic ( Jan. 25 ) Senior Bowl ( Jan. 30 ) Hula Bowl ( Feb. 3 ) NCAA Football Championship Games Division I FBS 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * I-A 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * FCS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * I - AA 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 Division II 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Division III 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Games played in January are denoted by an asterisk Sugar Bowl Game History & conference tie - ins History Tulane Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes - Benz Superdome College Football Playoff Broadcasters Southeastern Conference Big 12 Conference Games 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972 1973 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Notes The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972 and 1995. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 and 2018 editions. BCS National Championship Game History University of Phoenix Stadium Mercedes - Benz Superdome Hard Rock Stadium Rose Bowl BCS Broadcasters Tie - ins BCS # 1 BCS # 2 Rotating bowl 1999 ( Fiesta ) 2000 ( Sugar ) 2001 ( Orange ) 2002 ( Rose ) 2003 ( Fiesta ) 2004 ( Sugar ) 2005 ( Orange ) 2006 ( Rose ) Game 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 AFCA National Championship Trophy LSU Tigers bowl games 1907 Bacardi Bowl 1936 Sugar Bowl 1937 Sugar Bowl 1938 Sugar Bowl 1944 Orange Bowl 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic 1950 Sugar Bowl 1959 Sugar Bowl 1960 Sugar Bowl 1962 Orange Bowl 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl 1965 Sugar Bowl 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic 1968 Sugar Bowl 1968 Peach Bowl 1971 Orange Bowl 1971 Sun Bowl 1972 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1974 Orange Bowl 1977 Sun Bowl 1978 Liberty Bowl 1979 Tangerine Bowl 1983 Orange Bowl 1985 Sugar Bowl 1985 Liberty Bowl 1987 Sugar Bowl 1987 Gator Bowl 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl 1995 Independence Bowl 1996 Peach Bowl 1997 Independence Bowl 2000 Peach Bowl 2002 Sugar Bowl 2003 Cotton Bowl Classic 2004 Sugar Bowl # 2005 Capital One Bowl 2005 Peach Bowl 2007 Sugar Bowl 2008 BCS National Championship Game # 2008 Chick - fil - A Bowl 2010 Capital One Bowl 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic 2012 BCS National Championship Game # 2012 Chick - fil - A Bowl 2014 Outback Bowl 2014 Music City Bowl 2015 Texas Bowl 2016 Citrus Bowl 2018 Citrus Bowl Pound sign ( # ) denotes BCS National Championship Game. Oklahoma Sooners bowl games 1939 Orange Bowl 1947 Gator Bowl 1949 Sugar Bowl 1950 Sugar Bowl 1951 Sugar Bowl 1954 Orange Bowl 1956 Orange Bowl 1958 Orange Bowl 1959 Orange Bowl 1963 Orange Bowl 1965 Gator Bowl 1968 Orange Bowl 1968 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1970 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1972 Sugar Bowl ( January ) 1972 Sugar Bowl ( December ) 1976 Orange Bowl 1976 Fiesta Bowl 1978 Orange Bowl 1979 Orange Bowl 1980 Orange Bowl 1981 Orange Bowl 1981 Sun Bowl 1983 Fiesta Bowl 1985 Orange Bowl 1986 Orange Bowl 1987 Orange Bowl 1988 Orange Bowl 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Gator Bowl 1993 John Hancock Bowl 1994 Copper Bowl 1999 Independence Bowl 2001 Orange Bowl # 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic 2003 Rose Bowl 2004 Sugar Bowl # 2005 Orange Bowl # 2005 Holiday Bowl 2007 Fiesta Bowl 2008 Fiesta Bowl 2009 BCS National Championship Game # 2009 Sun Bowl 2011 Fiesta Bowl 2011 Insight Bowl 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic 2014 Sugar Bowl 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl 2015 Orange Bowl / 2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Rose Bowl / Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. Forward slash ( / ) denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game 2003 -- 04 NCAA Division I championships Baseball Men 's basketball Women 's basketball Women 's Bowling Cross country Fencing Field hockey Football ( I-A ) † Football ( I - AA ) Men 's golf Women 's golf Men 's gymnastics Women 's gymnastics Men 's ice hockey Women 's ice hockey Men 's lacrosse Women 's lacrosse Rifle Women 's rowing Skiing Men 's soccer Women 's soccer Softball Men 's swimming and diving Women 's swimming and diving Men 's tennis Women 's tennis Indoor track and field Outdoor track and field Men 's volleyball Women 's volleyball Men 's water polo Women 's water polo Wrestling † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004_Sugar_Bowl&oldid=817085955 '' Categories : 2003 -- 04 NCAA football bowl games Sugar Bowl LSU Tigers football bowl games Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games BCS National Championship Game 2004 in sports in Louisiana 21st century in New Orleans January 2004 sports events Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 December 2017, at 01 : 39. 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Question: who won the national championship in football in 2004
Answer: the LSU Tigers