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Oklahoma vs. LSU

Sunday, January 4, 2004, Sugar Bowl

No. 3 LSU beat No. 1 Oklahoma 21–⁠14. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

Neutral site1Oklahoma12–⁠2 in 2003
14
Neutral site3LSU13–⁠1 in 2003
21

Final at Caesars Superdome, New OrleansIndoorsTV: ABCAttendance 79,342College GameDay broadcast from here, January 4, 2004 (Wikipedia)Referee: Dennis Hennigan (Big East)

MVP LSU RB Justin VincentWikipedia

Photos from the game

  • Oklahoma vs. LSU, 2003
    Photo: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Oklahoma vs. LSU, 2003
    Photo: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • In-game scene from the 2004 Sugar Bowl game in College Football between the Louisiana State University and the University of Oklahoma
    In-game scene from the 2004 Sugar Bowl game in College Football between the Louisiana State University and the University of OklahomaPhoto: Flickr user raveller, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Oklahoma070714
LSU777021

Efficiency

OklahomaLSU
−0.43First-down EPA−0.21
−0.39Second-down EPA−0.32
−0.01Third-down EPA0.02

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Oklahoma 54% to win. LSU pulled the upset.

The series

Every Oklahoma–LSU game

LSU leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Oklahoma 17, LSU 13
2024LSU 37, Oklahoma 17
2019LSU 63, Oklahoma 28Peach Bowl, CFP Semifinal
2003LSU 21, Oklahoma 14Sugar Bowl
1949Oklahoma 35, LSU 0Sugar Bowl

Around this game

Oklahoma

LSU