2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Owner	Wayne Weaver
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

Undrafted free agents

2004 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Bryson Spinner	Quarterback	Richmond

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 final roster
	Quarterbacks  9 David Garrard  7 Byron Leftwich Running backs 34 David Allen 44 Marc Edwards FB 33 Greg Jones FB 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala FB 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield Wide receivers 82 Jimmy Smith 11 Reggie Williams 16 Troy Edwards 85 Cortez Hankton 19 Ernest Wilford 84 Jermaine Lewis KR/PR Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 86 Brian Jones 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen 77 Mike Compton G 67 Vince Manuwai G 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C/G 76 Ephraim Salaam T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen 98 John Henderson DT 91 Anthony Maddox DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 92 Rob Meier DT/DE 78 Elton Patterson DE 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT		Linebackers 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 50 Tony Gilbert OLB 57 Tommy Hendricks OLB 54 Mike Peterson ILB 52 Daryl Smith OLB 56 Jason Gildon ILB/DE Defensive backs 35 Deke Cooper FS 20 Donovin Darius SS 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 41 Nick Sorensen SS 24 Kiwaukee Thomas CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K		Reserve lists 72 Mike Pearson T (IR) Practice squad 73 Sean Bubin T 14 Matt Cherry WR 64 Joe Tate G Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, 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	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 12	at Buffalo Bills	W 13–10	1–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Denver Broncos	W 7–6	2–0	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Tennessee Titans	W 15–12	3–0	The Coliseum	Recap
4	October 3	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–24	3–1	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 21–34	3–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	Kansas City Chiefs	W 22–16	4–2	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	at Indianapolis Colts	W 27–24	5–2	RCA Dome	Recap
8	October 31	at Houston Texans	L 6–20	5–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	Detroit Lions	W 23–17 (OT)	6–3	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	Tennessee Titans	L 15–18	6–4	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–27	6–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
13	December 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–17	6–6	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Chicago Bears	W 22–3	7–6	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–25	8–6	Lambeau Field	Recap
16	December 26	Houston Texans	L 0–21	8–7	ALLTEL Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Oakland Raiders	W 13–6	9–7	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap

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