2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record29 (17 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ted Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler (3rd season)
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 39,773)
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 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:30 a.m. South Carolina JPS L 6–31 33,670
September 1811:30 a.m.at Ole Miss JPSL 23–26 OT55,824
September 251:30 p.m.at Navy *L 26–29 32,809
October 26:00 p.m. Mississippi State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–13 27,292
October 97:00 p.m. Rutgers *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 34–37 28,342
October 1611:30 a.m.at No. 12 Georgia JPSL 3–33 92,746
October 231:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–7 16,500
October 307:00 p.m.at No. 19 LSU PPVL 7–24 90,825
November 611:00 a.m. Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–34 32,716
November 1312:00 p.m.at Kentucky L 13–14 55,278
November 2011:30 a.m.No. 15 Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
JPSL 33–38 32,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Jay Cutler  (C)Jr
FB Clark Lea Sr
TE Dustin DunningJr
G Justin Geisinger  (C)
RB Jeff JenningsFr
RB Norval McKenzieSr
WR Brandon SmithSr
WR Marlon WhiteSo
WR Chris Young (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE Jovan Haye  (C)
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, K Abtin IranmaneshJr
K Patrick JohnsonSo
P Kyle KeownFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Season summary

Tennessee

#15 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2–8)
Period1234Total
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
Jovan Haye DE6189 Carolina Panthers
Justin Geisinger G6197 Buffalo Bills

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References

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