2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bruce Fowler (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Jay Cutler; Justin Geisinger; Jovan Haye; Chris Young;
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

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, Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom the SEC's Eastern Division standings. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Commodores offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 268 points.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:30 a.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	JPS	L 6–31	33,670
September 18	11:30 a.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	L 23–26 ^OT	55,824
September 25	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		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	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	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	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	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	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

Schedule

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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