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{{short description|45th season in franchise history}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Tennessee Titans
| logo = 
| year = 2004
| record = 5–11
| division_place = 4th [[AFC South]]
| coach = [[Jeff Fisher]]
| general_manager = [[Floyd Reese]]
| owner           = [[Bud Adams]]
| stadium = [[The Coliseum (Nashville, Tennessee)|The Coliseum]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| pro_bowlers = ''None''
| shortnavlink    = Titans seasons
}}

The '''{{nfly|2004}} [[Tennessee Titans]] [[List of Tennessee Titans seasons|season]]''' was the franchise's 35th season in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), their 45th overall and their eighth in the state of [[Tennessee]]. The Titans attempted to improve upon their [[2003 Tennessee Titans season|previous output]] of 12–4, but only managed to win five games for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/2004.htm|title=2004 Tennessee Titans|publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com|Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> The Titans missed the playoffs for the first time since [[2001 Tennessee Titans season|2001]], and this was their worst record since [[1994 Houston Oilers season|1994]] when they were still based in Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/|title=Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans Franchise Encyclopedia|publisher=Pro Football Reference}}</ref>

The season is notable when the team lost three starters from the famed [[1999 Tennessee Titans season|1999 team]]; lineman [[Jevon Kearse]] went to [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|the Philadelphia Eagles]], running back [[Eddie George]] was released before the season, and would later sign with [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|the Dallas Cowboys]], while tight end [[Frank Wycheck]] retired after the 2003 season.

== Personnel ==
=== Staff ===
{{NFL final staff
| year = 2004
| team = Tennessee Titans

| front_office =
* Founder/owner/chairman of the board/president/CEO – [[Bud Adams]]
* Executive VP/general manager/director of football operations – [[Floyd Reese]]
* Director of player personnel – Rich Snead
* Director of college scouting – Mike Ackerley
* National coordinator of college scouting – [[C. O. Brocato]]
* Director of pro scouting – [[Al Smith (American football)|Al Smith]]

| head_coach =
* Executive vice president/head coach – [[Jeff Fisher]]
* Assistant head coach/offense – [[George Henshaw]]

| offensive =
* Offensive coordinator – [[Mike Heimerdinger]]
* Quarterbacks – [[Craig Johnson (American football)|Craig Johnson]]
* Running backs – [[Sherman Smith]]
* Wide receivers – Steve Walters
* Offensive line – [[Mike Munchak]]
* Offensive assistant/quality control – Ned James

| defensive =
* Defensive coordinator – [[Jim Schwartz]]
* Defensive line – [[Jim Washburn]]
* Linebackers – [[Dave McGinnis]]
* Defensive backs – [[Everett Withers]]
* Safeties and nickel backs – [[Chuck Cecil]]

| special_teams =
* Special teams – [[Alan Lowry]]

| strength =
* Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson
}}

=== Roster ===
{{NFL final roster
|Year=2004
|TeamName=Tennessee Titans
|Active=53
|Inactive=9
|PS=3
|Quarterbacks=
* {{player|12}} [[Doug Johnson (American football)|Doug Johnson]]
* {{player|&nbsp;9}} [[Steve McNair]]
* {{player|&nbsp;7}} [[Billy Volek]]

|Running Backs=
* {{player|29}} [[Chris Brown (running back)|Chris Brown]]
* {{player|44}} ''[[Troy Fleming]]''
* {{player|35}} [[Robert Holcombe]] FB
* {{player|32}} [[Antowain Smith]]

|Wide Receivers=
* {{player|83}} [[Drew Bennett]]
* {{player|82}} [[Eddie Berlin]] PR
* {{player|80}} [[Darrell Hill (American football)|Darrell Hill]]
* {{player|85}} [[Derrick Mason]] PR
* {{player|81}} [[Jason McAddley]] KR

|Tight Ends=
* {{player|88}} [[Erron Kinney]]
* {{player|84}} [[Shad Meier]]
* {{player|86}} ''[[Ben Troupe]]''

|Offensive Linemen=
* {{player|64}} ''[[Eugene Amano]]'' C/G
* {{player|60}} ''[[Jacob Bell (American football)|Jacob Bell]]'' G
* {{player|77}} [[Justin Hartwig]] C
* {{player|72}} [[Brad Hopkins]] T
* {{player|76}} [[Jason Mathews]] G/T
* {{player|71}} [[Fred Miller (American football, born 1973)|Fred Miller]] T
* {{player|75}} [[Benji Olson]] G
* {{player|61}} [[Marico Portis]] G
* {{player|78}} [[Todd Williams (American football)|Todd Williams]] G/T

|Defensive Linemen=
* {{player|93}} [[Kevin Carter (American football)|Kevin Carter]] DE/DT
* {{player|96}} ''[[Jared Clauss]]'' DT
* {{player|97}} [[Carlos Hall]] DE
* {{player|92}} [[Albert Haynesworth]] DT
* {{player|91}} ''[[Travis LaBoy]]'' DE
* {{player|99}} [[Rien Long]] DT
* {{player|98}} ''[[Antwan Odom]]'' DE
* {{player|95}} ''[[Bo Schobel]]'' DE
* {{player|90}} ''[[Randy Starks]]'' DT
* {{player|94}} [[Juqua Parker|Juqua Thomas]] DE

|Linebackers=
* {{player|50}} [[Rocky Boiman]] OLB
* {{player|53}} [[Keith Bulluck]] OLB
* {{player|52}} [[Justin Ena]] OLB
* {{player|55}} [[Brad Kassell]] MLB
* {{player|57}} [[Jordan Kramer]] MLB
* {{player|51}} ''[[Robert Reynolds (American football)|Robert Reynolds]]'' OLB
* {{player|56}} [[Cody Spencer]] OLB

|Defensive Backs=
* {{player|24}} [[Tony Beckham]] CB
* {{player|22}} [[Andre Dyson]] CB
* {{player|30}} ''[[Rich Gardner]]'' CB
* {{player|42}} [[Scott McGarrahan]] SS
* {{player|23}} [[Donnie Nickey]] SS
* {{player|21}} [[Samari Rolle]] CB
* {{player|31}} [[Lance Schulters]] FS
* {{player|28}} [[Lamont Thompson]] FS
* {{player|36}} ''[[Michael Waddell (American football)|Michael Waddell]]'' CB/KR/PR

|Special Teams=
* {{player|58}} [[Ken Amato]] LS
* {{player|&nbsp;1}} [[Gary Anderson (placekicker)|Gary Anderson]] K
* {{player|15}} [[Craig Hentrich]] P

|Reserve Lists=
* {{player|87}} [[Tyrone Calico]] WR <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|54}} [[Rocky Calmus]] LB <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|68}} [[Matt Martin (American football)|Matt Martin]] T <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|&nbsp;6}} [[Joe Nedney]] K <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|69}} [[Zach Piller]] G <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|40}} ''[[Justin Sandy]]'' S <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|59}} [[Peter Sirmon]] LB <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|25}} [[Tank Williams]] S <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
* {{player|26}} [[Andre Woolfolk]] CB <small>(IR)</small> [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

|Practice Squad=
* {{player|--}} [[Norman LeJeune]] S
* {{player|--}} ''[[Jarrett Payton]]'' RB
* {{player|--}} ''[[Brent Swaggert]]'' T
}}

== Schedule ==
=== Preseason ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Record
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|August 14, 2004}} || [[2004 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] || '''W''' 24–3 || 1–0
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! 2
| {{dow tooltip|August 21, 2004}} || at [[2004 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] || '''W''' 16–15 || 2–0
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! 3
| {{dow tooltip|August 30, 2004}} || at [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] || '''L''' 17–20 || 2–1
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|September 3, 2004}} || [[2004 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] || '''W''' 27–7 || 3–1
|}

=== Regular season ===
In addition to their regular games with AFC South division rivals, the Titans played games against the [[AFC West]] and [[NFC North]] according to the NFL’s schedule rotation, and also played games against [[2004 Miami Dolphins season|the Miami Dolphins]] and [[2004 Cincinnati Bengals season|the Cincinnati Bengals]] based upon finishing positions from 2003. The Christmas Day game was the first occasion the franchise had played the Denver Broncos since [[History of the Houston Oilers|the Houston Oilers]] met that team in [[1995 Houston Oilers season|1995]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Urena|first=Ivan|title=Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present|publisher=McFarland & Company Inc.|location=[[Jefferson, North Carolina|Jefferson]], [[North Carolina]]|isbn=9780786473519|year=2014|page=221}}</ref> This is because between 1978 and 2002 non-divisional conference games were scheduled exclusively based upon the preceding season’s finish without any rotary cycle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Urena|year=2014|title=Pro Football Schedules|pages=85–88, 116–119}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Opponent
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Result
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Attendance
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"| Record 
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|September 11, 2004}}
| at [[2004 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]
| '''W''' 17–7
| 69,987
| 1–0
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 2
| September 19
| '''[[2004 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]'''
| '''L''' 17–31
| 68,932
| 1–1
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 3
| September 26
| '''[[2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]'''
| '''L''' 12–15
| 68,932
| 1–2
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 4
| October 3
| at [[2004 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]]
| '''L''' 17–38
| 54,006
| 1–3
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 5
| {{dow tooltip|October 11, 2004}}
| at [[2004 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| '''W''' 48–27
| 70,420
| 2–3
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 6
| October 17
| '''[[2004 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]]'''
| '''L''' 10–20
| 68,932
| 2–4
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 7
| October 24
| at [[2004 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] 
| '''L''' 3–20
| 64,108
| 2–5
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 8
| October 31
| [[2004 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]
| '''W''' 27–20
| 68,932
| 3–5
|-
! 9
! colspan=5 | ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 10
| November 14
| [[2004 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| '''L''' 17–19
| 68,932
| 3–6
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 11
| November 21
| at '''[[2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]'''
| '''W''' 18–15
| 69,703
| 4–6
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 12
| November 28
| at '''[[2004 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]]'''
| '''L''' 21–31
| 70,721
| 4–7
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 13
| December 5
| at '''[[2004 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]'''
| '''L''' 24–51
| 57,278
| 4–8
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 14
| {{dow tooltip|December 13, 2004}}
| [[2004 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] 
| '''L''' 38–49
| 68,932
| 4–9
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 15
| December 19
| at [[2004 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
| '''L''' 35–40
| 44,299
| 4–10
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 16
| [[NFL on Christmas Day|December 25]]
| [[2004 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]
| '''L''' 16–37
| 68,809
| 4–11
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 17
| January 2
| [[2004 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| '''W''' 24–19
| 68,809
| 5–11
|-
|colspan="6" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2004|border=2}}"|'''Note''': Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text
|}

== Standings ==
{{2004 AFC South standings}}
{{2004 AFC standings|team=TEN}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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