2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Wayne Weaver
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT Marcus Stroud DT John Henderson
Uniform

The 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the tenth season in franchise history, Jack Del Rio’s second year as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Byron Leftwich’s first full year as starting quarterback. In a time of transition for the franchise, Del Rio’s coaching and Leftwich’s play helped to pull the Jaguars out of a four season slump to a finish of 9–7, placing second in the AFC South. However, they missed the playoffs for the fifth successive season.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2004 NFL Draft

2004 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Reggie Williams	Wide receiver	Washington
2	39	Daryl Smith	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
2	55	Greg Jones	Fullback	Florida State
3	86	Jorge Cordova	Linebacker	Nevada
4	118	Anthony Maddox	Defensive tackle	Delta State
4	120	Ernest Wilford	Wide receiver	Virginia Tech
5	179	Josh Scobee	Kicker	Louisiana Tech
5	150	Chris Thompson	Cornerback	Nicholls State
5	159	Sean Bubin	Offensive tackle	Illinois
7	249.	Bobby McCray	Defensive end	Florida
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2004 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant head coach – Steve Shafer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Ken Anderson Running backs/assistant special teams – Anthony Lynn Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Offensive assistant/assistant offensive line – Andy Heck

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Defensive assistant – Todd Howard Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant special teams – Bob Ligashesky Special teams intern – Charles Banks Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki Assistant strength and conditioning – Les Ebert

Roster

2004 Jacksonville Jaguars roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  9 David Garrard  5 Quinn Gray  7 Byron Leftwich Running backs (RB) 34 David Allen KR/PR 44 Marc Edwards FB 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala FB 33 Greg Jones KR 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield Wide receivers (WR) 16 Troy Edwards KR/PR 85 Cortez Hankton 82 Jimmy Smith 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends (TE) 80 Kyle Brady 86 Brian Jones 83 Todd Yoder

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Mike Compton C/G 68 Derrick Fletcher G/T 67 Vince Manuwai G 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C/T 66 Brett Romberg C 76 Ephraim Salaam T 70 Bob Whitfield T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 55 Greg Favors DE 98 John Henderson DT 91 Anthony Maddox DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 78 Elton Patterson DE 90 Derrick Ransom DT 99 Marcus Stroud DT

Linebackers (LB) 51 Akin Ayodele OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 56 Jason Gildon OLB 57 Tommy Hendricks OLB 54 Mike Peterson MLB 52 Daryl Smith OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Juran Bolden CB 35 Deke Cooper FS 20 Donovin Darius SS 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 26 David Richardson CB 41 Nick Sorensen SS 24 Kiwaukee Thomas CB 29 Chris Thompson CB 30 Dewayne Washington CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K 88 Joe Zelenka LS

Practice squad 60 Nathaniel Adibi DE 40 Rich Alexis RB 42 Marcell Allmond CB 47 Omari Hand DE -- Gabe Nyenhuis DE 64 Joe Tate G 15 Huey Whittaker WR Reserve 94 Lionel Barnes DE (IR) 58 Jorge Cordova LB (IR) 97 Brandon Green DE (IR) 96 Matt Leonard DT (IR)  6 Seth Marler K (IR) 92 Rob Meier DE (IR) 72 Mike Pearson T (IR) 95 Paul Spicer DE (IR) 87 George Wrighster TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 reserve, 7 practice squad

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC South rivals, the Jaguars played teams from the AFC West and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Steelers and the Bills based on divisional positions from 2003.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	at Buffalo Bills	W 13–10	1–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,389
2	September 19	Denver Broncos	W 7–6	2–0	Alltel Stadium	69,127
3	September 26	at Tennessee Titans	W 15–12	3–0	The Coliseum	68,932
4	October 3	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–24	3–1	Alltel Stadium	73,114
5	October 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 21–34	3–2	Qualcomm Stadium	52,101
6	October 17	Kansas City Chiefs	W 22–16	4–2	Alltel Stadium	66,413
7	October 24	at Indianapolis Colts	W 27–24	5–2	RCA Dome	56,615
8	October 31	at Houston Texans	L 6–20	5–3	Reliant Stadium	70,502
9	Bye
10	November 14	Detroit Lions	W 23–17 (OT)	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,431
11	November 21	Tennessee Titans	L 15–18	6–4	Alltel Stadium	69,703
12	November 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–27	6–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,004
13	December 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–17	6–6	Alltel Stadium	76,877
14	December 12	Chicago Bears	W 22–3	7–6	Alltel Stadium	67,572
15	December 19	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–25	8–6	Lambeau Field	70,437
16	December 26	Houston Texans	L 0–21	8–7	Alltel Stadium	66,227
17	January 2	at Oakland Raiders	W 13–6	9–7	Oakland Coliseum	41,112

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 0 3 3 7 13 Bills 7 0 0 3 10 Date: September 12 Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium • Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 72,389 Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker

Scoring summary 1 BUF Eric Moulds 17 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick) Bills 7–0 2 JAC Josh Scobee 25 yard field goal Bills 7–3 3 JAC Josh Scobee 27 yard field goal Bills 7–6 4 BUF Rian Lindell 25 yard field goal Bills 10–6 4 JAC Ernest Wilford 7 yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick) Jaguars 13–10

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	522	351	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	261	280	W1
Houston Texans	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	309	339	L1
Tennessee Titans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	344	439	W1

References

• Pro Football Reference