2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2004 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
SEC Eastern Division champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
SEC Championship Game, L 28–38 vs. Auburn
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
Record10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (6th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (10th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT", or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, in his twelfth full year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 7–1 in the SEC), as the SEC Eastern Division champions and as champions of the Cotton Bowl Classic after they defeated Texas A&M.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 pm UNLV *No. 14 ESPN W 42–17108,625
September 188:00 pmNo. 11 Florida No. 13
CBS W 30–28109,061‡
September 257:00 pm Louisiana Tech *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPV W 42–17104,257
October 27:45 pmNo. 8 Auburn No. 10
ESPNL 10–34107,828
October 93:30 pmat No. 3 Georgia No. 17CBSW 19–1492,746
October 169:00 pmat Ole Miss No. 13 ESPN2 W 21–1762,028
October 233:30 pm Alabama No. 11
CBSW 17–13107,017
October 3012:30 pmat South Carolina No. 11JPW 43–2981,400
November 63:30 pm Notre Dame *No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSL 13–17107,266
November 2012:30 pmat Vanderbilt No. 15JPW 38–3332,312
November 2712:30 pm Kentucky No. 15
JPW 37–31102,453
December 46:00 pmvs. No. 3 Auburn No. 15CBSL 28–3874,892
January 1, 200511:00 amvs. No. 22 Texas A&M *No. 15 FOX W 38–775,704
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Erik Ainge Fr
QB 16 Rick Clausen Jr
WR 17C.J. FaytonJr
RB 21 Cedric Houston
WR 3 Robert Meacham Fr
OL 77 Michael Munoz
RB 31 Gerald Riggs Jr. Jr
QB 7Brent SchaefferFr
WR 1 Jayson Swain So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 55 Jesse Mahelona So
DB 22Robert Boulware
LB 2 Kevin Burnett Sr
LB 44 Omar Gaither Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 47 Dustin Colquitt Sr
K 25James WilhoitSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Trooper Taylor Running backs
  • Pat Washington Wide receivers
  • Greg Adkins Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Jimmy Ray Stephens Offensive line
  • John Chavis Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks Defensive line
  • Larry Slade Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell Special teams/defensive ends
  • Jason Michael Graduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Season summary

At Vanderbilt

#15 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2–8)
Quarter1234Total
Tennessee141410038
Vanderbilt61401333

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Kevin Burnett Linebacker242 Dallas Cowboys
Dustin Colquitt Punter399 Kansas City Chiefs
Cedric Houston Running Back6182 New York Jets

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References

General

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 128
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 102
  3. "2005 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.