2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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.

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
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

Schedule

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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* 
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–716,500
October 307:00 p.m.at No. 19 LSUPPVL 7–2490,825
November 611:00 a.m.Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–3432,716
November 1312:00 p.m.at KentuckyL 13–1455,278
November 2011:30 a.m.No. 15 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
JPSL 33–3832,312
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

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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
  •   Redshirt

Season summary

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Tennessee

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#15 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2–8)
Quarter 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

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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

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