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2004 Tennessee Titans season

2004 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerFloyd Reese
Head coachJeff Fisher
Home fieldThe Coliseum
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 2004 Tennessee Titans 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 previous output of 12–4, but only managed to win five games for the season.[1] The Titans missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001, and this was their worst record since 1994 when they were still based in Houston.[2]

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

Personnel

Staff

2004 Tennessee Titans staff

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson


Roster

2004 Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 reserve, 3 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 August 14 Cleveland Browns W 24–3 1–0
2 August 21 at Buffalo Bills W 16–15 2–0
3 August 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 2–1
4 September 3 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 the Miami Dolphins and 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 the Houston Oilers met that team in 1995.[3] 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.[4]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance Record
1 September 11 at Miami Dolphins W 17–7 69,987 1–0
2 September 19 Indianapolis Colts L 17–31 68,932 1–1
3 September 26 Jacksonville Jaguars L 12–15 68,932 1–2
4 October 3 at San Diego Chargers L 17–38 54,006 1–3
5 October 11 at Green Bay Packers W 48–27 70,420 2–3
6 October 17 Houston Texans L 10–20 68,932 2–4
7 October 24 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–20 64,108 2–5
8 October 31 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–20 68,932 3–5
9 Bye
10 November 14 Chicago Bears L 17–19 68,932 3–6
11 November 21 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 18–15 69,703 4–6
12 November 28 at Houston Texans L 21–31 70,721 4–7
13 December 5 at Indianapolis Colts L 24–51 57,278 4–8
14 December 13 Kansas City Chiefs L 38–49 68,932 4–9
15 December 19 at Oakland Raiders L 35–40 44,299 4–10
16 December 25 Denver Broncos L 16–37 68,809 4–11
17 January 2 Detroit Lions W 24–19 68,809 5–11
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text

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
AFC[5]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Pittsburgh Steelers North 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 .484 .479 W14
2 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 10–2 .492 .478 W2
3[a] Indianapolis Colts South 12 4 0 .750 5–1 8–4 .500 .458 L1
4[a] San Diego Chargers West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .411 W1
Wild cards
5[b] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .523 .406 L2
6[b] Denver Broncos West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .484 .450 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .527 .479 W1
8[c][d] Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 .551 .472 W1
9[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .512 .382 L1
10 Cincinnati Bengals North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 .543 .453 W2
11[e] Houston Texans South 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .504 .402 L1
12[e] Kansas City Chiefs West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .551 .509 L1
13[f] Oakland Raiders West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .570 .450 L2
14[f] Tennessee Titans South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .512 .463 W1
15[g] Miami Dolphins East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .555 .438 L1
16[g] Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .590 .469 W1
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^ a b Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami).
  3. ^ a b c Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City).
  5. ^ a b Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory.
  8. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.


References

  1. ^ "2004 Tennessee Titans". Pro Football Reference.
  2. ^ "Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference.
  3. ^ Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 221. ISBN 9780786473519.
  4. ^ Urena (2014). Pro Football Schedules. pp. 85–88, 116–119.
  5. ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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