2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 2–9 1–7 Bobby Johnson 3rd Ted Cain 3rd Multiple Bruce Fowler 3rd 4–3 Jay Cutler Justin Geisinger Jovan Haye Chris Young Vanderbilt Stadium The 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led third-year head coach Bobby Johnson, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the SEC's Eastern Division standings. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The Commodores offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 268 points. Schedule 2004 AP Central September 4 11:30 a.m. l South Carolina Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN JPS 6–31 33,670 September 18 11:30 a.m. l y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry JPS 23–26 OT 55,824 September 25 1:30 p.m. l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 26–29 32,809 October 2 6:00 p.m. w Mississippi State Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 31–13 27,292 October 9 7:00 p.m. l y Rutgers Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 34–37 28,342 October 16 11:30 a.m. l y Georgia 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry JPS 3–33 92,746 October 23 1:00 p.m. w y y 2004 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 19–7 16,500 October 30 7:00 p.m. l y LSU 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV 7–24 90,825 November 6 11:00 a.m. l Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN PPV 17–34 32,716 November 13 12:00 p.m. l y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY rivalry 13–14 55,278 November 20 11:30 a.m. l Tennessee 15 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry JPS 33–38 32,312 Game summaries Tennessee 2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team Vanderbilt Commodores 2; text-align:center collapsed #15 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2–8) November 20 12:30 p.m. Tennessee 14 14 10 0 Vanderbilt 6 14 0 13 Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee Box Score 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 Roster 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores y Jr Jay Cutler QB C y Sr Clark Lea FB y Jr Dustin Dunning TE Justin Geisinger OG C y Fr Jeff Jennings RB Sr Norval McKenzie RB Sr Brandon Smith WR So Marlon White WR Sr Chris Young WR C Jovan Haye DE C y Jr Abtin Iranmanesh P K So Patrick Johnson K Fr Kyle Keown P Bobby Johnson Ted Cain (OC) Bruce Fowler (DC) Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jovan HayeDE6189Carolina PanthersJustin Geisinger G6197Buffalo Bills https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071223114213/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm 2007-12-23 2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football Vanderbilt Commodores football