2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Bobby Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (3rd season)
Captain
4
  • Jay Cutler
  • Justin Geisinger
  • Jovan Haye
  • Chris Young
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 7 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Florida   4 – 4     7 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Kentucky   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 16 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Alabama   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Ole Miss   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 268 points. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his third year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–9 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:30 a.m.South CarolinaJPSL 6–3133,670
September 1811:30 a.m.at Ole MissJPSL 23–26 OT55,824
September 251:30 p.m.at Navy*L 26–2932,809
October 26:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–1327,292
October 97:00 p.m.Rutgers*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 34–3728,342
October 1611:30 a.m.at No. 12 GeorgiaJPSL 3–3392,746
October 231:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*dagger
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–716,500
October 307:00 p.m.at No. 19 LSU
PPVL 7–2490,825
November 611:00 a.m.Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–3432,716
November 1312:00 p.m.at Kentucky
L 13–1455,278
November 2011:30 a.m.No. 15 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
JPSL 33–3832,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jay Cutler (C) Jr
FB Clark Lea Sr
TE Dustin Dunning Jr
G Justin Geisinger (C)
RB Jeff Jennings Fr
RB Norval McKenzie Sr
WR Brandon Smith Sr
WR Marlon White So
WR Chris Young (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Jovan Haye (C)
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K Abtin Iranmanesh Jr
K Patrick Johnson So
P Kyle Keown Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Tennessee

#15 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2–8)
Period 1 2 34Total
Tennessee 14 14 10038
Vanderbilt 6 14 01333

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Cedric Houston 6-yard run (James Wilhoit kick), 12:55. Tennessee 7–0. Drive:
  • TEN – Cedric Houston 11-yard run (James Wilhoit kick), 7:39. Tennessee 14–0. Drive:
  • VAN – Marlon White 11-yard pass from Jay Cutler (kick failed), 2:13. Tennessee 14–6. Drive:

Second quarter

  • TEN – Cedric Houston 5-yard run (James Wilhoit kick), 12:25. Tennessee 21–6. Drive:
  • TEN – Jayson Swain 20-yard pass from Rick Clausen (James Wilhoit kick), 11:17. Tennessee 28–6. Drive:
  • VAN – Brandon Smith 80-yard pass from Jay Cutler (pass good), 11:00. Tennessee 28–14. Drive:
  • VAN – Jeff Jennings 2-yard run (kick failed), 3:02. Tennessee 28–20. Drive:

Third quarter

  • TEN – James Wilhoit 34-yard field goal, 10:36. Tennessee 31–20. Drive:
  • TEN – Jayson Swain 5-yard pass from Rick Clausen (James Wilhoit kick), 4:44. Tennessee 38–20. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Jeff Jennings 10-yard run (pass failed), 14:45. Tennessee 38–26. Drive:
  • VAN – Dustin Dunning 3-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Abtin Iranmanesh kick), 4:30. Tennessee 38–33. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
  • TEN – Gerald Riggs Jr. – 16 rushes, 149 yards
  • VAN – Norval McKenzie – 9 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
  • TEN – Cory Anderson – 3 receptions, 40 yards
  • VAN – Brandon Smith – 8 receptions, 160 yards, TD

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jovan Haye DE 6 189 Carolina Panthers
Justin Geisinger G 6 197 Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
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