2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (3rd season)
Captain
4
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Carolina
JPSL 6–3133,670
September 1811:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
JPSL 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 Georgia
JPSL 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

See also: 2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team
#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

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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