# 2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 11:30 a.m. | South Carolina | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | JPS | L 6–31 | 33,670 |
| September 18 | 11:30 a.m. | at Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | JPS | L 23–26 $^{OT}$ | 55,824 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 26–29 | 32,809 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | | W 31–13 | 27,292 |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Rutgers* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | | L 34–37 | 28,342 |
| October 16 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 12 Georgia | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (rivalry) | JPS | L 3–33 | 92,746 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | | W 19–7 | 16,500 |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 LSU | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | L 7–24 | 90,825 |
| November 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | PPV | L 17–34 | 32,716 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | | L 13–14 | 55,278 |
| November 20 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 15 Tennessee | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | JPS | L 33–38 | 32,312 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Season summary
### Tennessee

| 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
* 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 |
| Jovan Haye | DE | 6 | 189 | Carolina Panthers |
| Justin Geisinger | G | 6 | 197 | Buffalo Bills |