2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2004 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bruce Fowler (3rd season)
Captain	4 Jay Cutler Justin Geisinger Jovan Haye Chris Young
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 39,773)

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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.

Schedule

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

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