2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2004 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
SEC Championship Game, L 28–38 vs. Auburn
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 38–7 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (12th season)
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

v t e	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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 pm	UNLV *	No. 14	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 42–17	108,625
September 18	8:00 pm	No. 11 Florida	No. 13	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	W 30–28	109,061‡
September 25	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech *	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 42–17	104,257
October 2	7:45 pm	No. 8 Auburn	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (College GameDay) (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–34	107,828
October 9	3:30 pm	at No. 3 Georgia	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 19–14	92,746
October 16	9:00 pm	at Ole Miss	No. 13	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–17	62,028
October 23	3:30 pm	Alabama	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 17–13	107,017
October 30	12:30 pm	at South Carolina	No. 11	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JP	W 43–29	81,400
November 6	3:30 pm	Notre Dame *	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 13–17	107,266
November 20	12:30 pm	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JP	W 38–33	32,312
November 27	12:30 pm	Kentucky	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	JP	W 37–31	102,453
December 4	6:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Auburn	No. 15	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) (College GameDay) (rivalry)	CBS	L 28–38	74,892
January 1, 2005	11:00 am	vs. No. 22 Texas A&M *	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 38–7	75,704
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Reference: ^[1]
• ‡ New Neyland Stadium Attendance Record ^[2]

Personnel

2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Erik Ainge Fr QB 16 Rick Clausen Jr WR 17 C.J. Fayton Jr RB 21 Cedric Houston WR 3 Robert Meacham Fr OL 77 Michael Munoz RB 31 Gerald Riggs Jr. Jr QB 7 Brent Schaeffer Fr WR 1 Jayson Swain So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Jesse Mahelona So DB 22 Robert Boulware LB 2 Kevin Burnett Sr LB 44 Omar Gaither Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 47 Dustin Colquitt Sr K 25 James Wilhoit So	Head coach Phillip Fulmer 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 Injured Redshirt

Season summary

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	14	14	10	0	38
Vanderbilt	6	14	0	13	33

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: November 20 ^[3]
• 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 TEN – Rick Clausen – 19/30, 189 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT VAN – Jay Cutler – 22/33, 314 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT 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
Kevin Burnett	Linebacker	2	42	Dallas Cowboys
Dustin Colquitt	Punter	3	99	Kansas City Chiefs
Cedric Houston	Running Back	6	182	New York Jets

• References: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

General

• 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

Specific

1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 128
2. Sims, Elizabeth (August 6, 2021). "Neyland Stadium turns 100". WBIR.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
3. Lay, Ken (November 25, 2022). "A look back at Tennessee's 2004 win at Vanderbilt". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
4. Archer, Todd (February 1, 2017). "Cowboys' rookie class set itself apart in 2016, gives hope for future". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
5. Teicher, Adam (April 28, 2020). "Chiefs release punter Colquitt after 15 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
6. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

• Season summary at Sports Reference