2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a record of 8–4 and a Big Ten Conference record of 4–4.

2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 33–7 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
2004 record	8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Tressel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mark Snyder (1st; 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mel Tucker (1st; 4th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Mike Nugent
Captains	Dustin Fox Simon Fraser Mike Nugent Andrew Schulte
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 101,568, grass)

2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Iowa +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Michigan $+		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 17 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					6	–	6
No. 20 Ohio State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					7	–	5
Penn State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 27–6	104,604[1]
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Marshall*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–21	104,622[1]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at NC State*	No. 9	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 22–14	56,800[1]
October 2	9:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 7	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 27–33 ^OT	47,130[1]
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Wisconsin	No. 18	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 13–24	105,090[1]
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 25	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7–33	70,397[1]
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 30–7	104,538[1]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Penn State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	W 21–10	104,947[1]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 32–19	72,222[1]
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–24	64,639[1]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 37–21	105,456[1]
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma State*	No. 24	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–7	65,265[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

• Jim Tressel – Head Coach (4th year)
• Jim Bollman – Offensive Line/OC (4th year)
• Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (18th year)
• Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator (4th year)
• Ryan Smith- Co-Quarterbacks (1st year)
• Luke Fickell – Defensive Linebackers (4th year)
• Darrell Hazell – Wide Receivers (1st year)
• Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (9th year)
• Mark Snyder – Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
• Dick Tressel – Running Backs (4th year)
• Mel Tucker – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs (4th year)
• Bob Tucker – Director of Football Operations (10th year)

Depth chart

Defense FS 21 Nate Salley 32 Brandon Mitchell WLB MLB SLB 47 A.J. Hawk 51 Anthony Schlegel 42 Bobby Carpenter 1 Thomas Matthews 5 Mike D'Andrea 17 Marcus Freeman SS 6 Tyler Everett 9 Donte Whitner CB 37 Dustin Fox 13 Harlen Jacobs DE DT DT DE 57 Mike Kudla 90 Quinn Pitcock 94 Marcus Green 75 Simon Fraser 84 Marcel Frost 98 Joel Penton 97 David Patterson 99 Jay Richardson CB 26 Ashton Youboty 2 E.J. Underwood Offense SE 7 Ted Ginn Jr 8 Roy Hall LT LG C RG RT 77 Rob Sims 50 Doug Datish 55 Nick Mangold 64 Mike Knee 74 Kirk Barton ⋅ 72 T.J. Downing 73 Steve Winner 66 R.J. Coleman ⋅ TE 80 Ryan Hamby 88 Rory Nicol FL 4 Santonio Holmes 11 Anthony Gonzalez QB 10 Troy Smith 12 Justin Zwick Key Reserves 25 Antonio Pittman (TB) 3 Bam Childress (WR) 30 Sirjo Welch (FS) FB 38 Branden Joe 36 Brandon Schnittker Special Teams PK 87 Mike Nugent P 86 Kyle Turano RB 30 Lydell Ross 28 Maurice Hall

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2005 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Mike Nugent	2	47	Kicker	New York Jets
Dustin Fox	3	80	Defensive Back	Minnesota Vikings
Maurice Clarett	3	101	Running Back	Denver Broncos

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Game summaries

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total Cincinnati 0 3 3 0 6 • Ohio State 0 10 7 10 27 Date: September 4 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Gleason (Play-by-play) & John Cooper (Color)

Scoring summary 2 14:54 CIN Kevin Lovell 27-yard field goal Cincinnati 3–0 2 10:15 OHST Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 1:11 OHST Ryan Hamby 17-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 10–3 3 6:16 CIN Kevin Lovell 25-yard field goal Ohio State 10–6 3 2:27 OHST Lydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 17–6 4 5:54 OHST Santonio Holmes 23-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 24–6 4 1:51 OHST Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal Ohio State 27–6

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Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total Marshall 7 7 0 7 21 • Ohio State 14 7 0 3 24 Date: September 11 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color), Terry Bowden (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 9:52 OHST Santonio Holmes 80-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 7–0 1 5:31 MRSH Earl Charles 2-yard run (Ian O'Connor kick) Tie 7–7 1 :18 OHST Santonio Holmes 47-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 14–7 2 5:36 MRSH Jonathan Goddard 27-yard fumble return (Ian O'Connor kick) Tie 14–14 2 3:13 OHST Roy Hall 20-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 21–14 4 8:40 MRSH Brad Bates 23-yard pass from Stan Hill (Ian O'Connor kick) Tie 21–21 4 :00 OHST Mike Nugent 55-yard field goal Ohio State 24–21

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Michigan

See also: 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 14 0 0 7 21 • Ohio State 7 13 14 3 37 Date: November 20 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,456 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) Source:

Scoring summary 1 13:47 OSU Anthony Gonzalez 68-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick) OSU 7–0 1 10:25 MICH Jason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) Tied 7–7 1 6:03 MICH Mike Hart 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 14–7 2 13:16 OSU Troy Smith 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) Tied 14–14 2 2:16 OSU Mike Nugent 21-yard field goal OSU 17–14 2 0:00 OSU Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal OSU 20–14 3 9:56 OSU Ted Ginn Jr. 82-yard punt return (Mike Nugent kick) OSU 27–14 3 1:53 OSU Santonio Holmes 12-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick) OSU 34–14 4 10:56 MICH Braylon Edwards 38-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) OSU 34–21 4 7:15 OSU Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal OSU 37–21

Alamo Bowl

Main article: 2004 Alamo Bowl

Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio State 13 10 7 3 33 Date: December 29 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 65,265 TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Lee Corso (Color), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Jill Arrington (Sideline) Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:02 OHST Anthony Gonzalez 23-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick) OHST 7–0 1 9:53 OHST Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal OHST 10–0 1 5:55 OHST Mike Nugent 35-yard field goal OHST 13–0 2 10:26 OHST Lydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) OHST 20–0 2 4:19 OHST Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal OHST 23–0 3 8:13 OHST Ted Ginn Jr. 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) OHST 30–0 4 10:44 OHST Mike Nugent 36-yard field goal OHST 33–0 4 7:29 OKST Shawn Willis 4-yard run (Jason Ricks kick) OHST 33–7

Rankings

See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	9	9	9	7	7	18	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	24	20
Coaches Poll	9	9	7	6	6	15	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	22	19
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	25	Not released

References

1. "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
2. 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
3. Ohio State Drafted Players
4. "Ohio State Relies on Defense to Tackle Bearcats". ESPN. September 4, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
5. "Ohio State Survives on Last-Second Field Goal". ESPN. September 11, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2014.