UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                        _________________

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        _________________


                Date of Report: October 25, 2004
                (Date of earliest event reported)


                       TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      Delaware             001-08634             75-1903917
  (State or Other         (Commission           (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction          File Number)       Identification No.)
 of Incorporation)


        1300 MoPac Expressway South, Austin, Texas 78746
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

                         (512) 434-5800
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                         Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 25, 2004, the Company issued a press release
announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter ended October
2, 2004.  A copy of the press release is furnished as exhibit
99.1 of this report.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

     99.1 Press release issued by the Company on October 25,
          2004, announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter
          ended October 2, 2004.


                            SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              TEMPLE-INLAND INC.


Date: October 25, 2004        By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
                                 -----------------------------
                                   Name:  M. Richard Warner
                                   Title:    President



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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description                                        Page
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99.1      Press release issued by the Company on October      4
          25, 2004, announcing the Company's earnings for
          the quarter ended October 2, 2004.