American college football season
The 2004 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT", or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season . Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Phillip Fulmer , in his twelfth full year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 7–1 in the SEC), as the SEC Eastern Division champions and as champions of the Cotton Bowl Classic after they defeated Texas A&M .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 8:00 pm UNLV * No. 14 ESPN W 42–17108,625 September 18 8:00 pm No. 11 Florida No. 13 CBS W 30–28109,061‡ September 25 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech * No. 11 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN PPV W 42–17104,257 October 2 7:45 pm No. 8 Auburn No. 10 ESPN L 10–34107,828 October 9 3:30 pm at No. 3 Georgia No. 17 CBS W 19–1492,746 October 16 9:00 pm at Ole Miss No. 13 ESPN2 W 21–1762,028 October 23 3:30 pm Alabama No. 11 CBS W 17–13107,017 October 30 12:30 pm at South Carolina No. 11 JP W 43–2981,400 November 6 3:30 pm Notre Dame * No. 9 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CBS L 13–17107,266 November 20 12:30 pm at Vanderbilt No. 15 JP W 38–3332,312 November 27 12:30 pm Kentucky No. 15 JP W 37–31102,453 December 4 6:00 pm vs. No. 3 Auburn No. 15 CBS L 28–3874,892 January 1, 2005 11:00 am vs. No. 22 Texas A&M * No. 15 FOX W 38–775,704 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Reference: [ 1] ‡ New Neyland Stadium Attendance Record 2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Trooper Taylor – Running backs Pat Washington – Wide receivers Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Dan Brooks – Defensive line Larry Slade – Defensive backs Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends Jason Michael – Graduate assistant 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 ] General
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^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book , p. 128 ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book , p. 102 ^ "2005 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012 .
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