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2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2004
team	Tennessee Volunteers
image	Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	15
APRank	13
record	10–3
conf_record	7–1
head_coach	Phillip Fulmer
hc_year	12th
off_coach	Randy Sanders
oc_year	6th
def_coach	John Chavis
dc_year	10th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_scheme	[Multiple 4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Neyland Stadium
champion	SEC Eastern Division champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](2005-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 38–7 vs. [Texas A&M](2004-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)
conf_champ	[SEC Championship Game](2004-sec-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	L 28–38 vs. [Auburn](2004-auburn-tigers-football-team)

Cotton Bowl Classic champion

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.

Schedule

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Reference:
‡ New Neyland Stadium Attendance Record

Personnel

Phillip Fulmer
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

Season summary

At Vanderbilt

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

Cedric Houston	Running Back	6	182	[New York Jets](2005-new-york-jets-season)

References:

References

General

Specific

References

''2011 Tennessee Football Record Book'', p. 128
Sims, Elizabeth. (2021-08-06). "Neyland Stadium turns 100".
Lay, Ken. (2022-11-25). "A look back at Tennessee's 2004 win at Vanderbilt". USA Today.
Archer, Todd. (2017-02-01). "Cowboys' rookie class set itself apart in 2016, gives hope for future".
Teicher, Adam. (2020-04-28). "Chiefs release punter Colquitt after 15 years".
"2005 NFL Draft Listing".

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