American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 11:30 a.m. South Carolina JPS L 6–31 33,670
September 18 11:30 a.m. at Ole Miss JPS L 23–26 OT 55,824
September 25 1:30 p.m. at Navy * L 26–29 32,809
October 2 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN W 31–13 27,292
October 9 7:00 p.m. Rutgers * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN L 34–37 28,342
October 16 11:30 a.m. at No. 12 Georgia JPS L 3–33 92,746
October 23 1:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky * Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN W 19–7 16,500
October 30 7:00 p.m. at No. 19 LSU PPV L 7–24 90,825
November 6 11:00 a.m. Florida Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN PPV L 17–34 32,716
November 13 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky L 13–14 55,278
November 20 11:30 a.m. No. 15 Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry ) JPS L 33–38 32,312
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
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
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
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 [ edit ]
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