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between the

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and the

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on January 1, 2005, at the

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. Spread bettors favored LSU by seven points, but Iowa won, 30–25, when

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completed a 56-yard pass to wide receiver Warren Holloway for a

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as time expired. The game was part of the 2004 college football season and was the concluding game of the season for both teams. Prior to the game, LSU

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announced that he was leaving LSU to become the head coach for the

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. Iowa coach

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also drew attention from NFL teams, but ultimately signed a contract extension through 2012. Saban and Ferentz worked together in 1993 and 1994 as assistants to

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with the

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. The game had 70,229 fans in attendance; Tate was named the game's

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. LSU became the first defending BCS national champion to lose a non-BCS bowl the following year by losing this game.

Teams

The game was played between the

of the

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and the

of the

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. It was the first meeting between the two programs.

LSU Tigers

LSU entered the bowl with a 9–2 record (6–2 in conference).

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa entered the bowl with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference). The Hawkeyes were co-Big Ten champions with

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; however, the Wolverines were granted the Big Ten's automatic BCS bid due to their 30–17 victory over Iowa on September 25, 2004.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

In total yardage, the teams were fairly equal; LSU had 346 yards (71 plays) to Iowa's 334 (61 plays). The Tigers held advantages many statistical categories, such as first downs, rushing yards, turnovers and

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. The Hawkeyes held the advantage in passing yards, 287–228. Tate was the game's leading passer, throwing for all 287 of Iowa's passing yards.

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was LSU's leading passer, throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns, both to

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. Iowa's

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led the game in sacks, with three. Babineaux also led the game in

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, with 4.5. LSU intercepted Tate twice during the game;

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was intercepted once by the Hawkeyes. Both teams

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d the ball once, though neither time was the ball recovered by the other team. In

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play, Iowa's David Bradley punted the ball six times for 295 yards, a 49.2-yard average. LSU's Chris Jackson punted the ball four times for 181 yards, a 45.2-yard average. Jackson was also two-for-two in

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kicking; Iowa's Kyle Schlicher was one-for-one in that regard. Green had the game's longest return of any kind, taking a

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58 yards. Saban finished his five-year tenure at LSU 48-16. He returned to college football, and the SEC, two years after this game by accepting the head coaching position at

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. The Crimson Tide are 2-0 in the Capital One/Citrus Bowl under Saban, defeating

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49-7 in

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and

35-16 in

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. Two days after the game, LSU named

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coach

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to succeed Saban. Miles went 114-34 at LSU over 11-plus seasons, highlighted by a

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. Miles' Tigers lost the 2010 game to

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19-17. The Tigers won the December 2016 game 29-9 over

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and lost the 2018 game 21-17 to Notre Dame under coach

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