2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
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
Captain Dustin Fox
Captain Simon Fraser
Captain Mike Nugent
Captain Andrew Schulte
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 101,568, grass)
2004 Big Ten 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

The 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the 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.

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. 23 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 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. 22 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 33–7   65,265[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. 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)
  • 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

Q[2]

2005 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Mike Nugent247KickerNew York Jets
Dustin Fox380Defensive BackMinnesota Vikings
Maurice Clarett3101Running BackDenver Broncos

[3]

Game summaries

Cincinnati

1 234Total
Cincinnati 0 330 6
• Ohio State 0 10710 27

[4]

Marshall

1 234Total
Marshall 7 707 21
• Ohio State 14 703 24

[5]

Michigan

Michigan at Ohio State
1 234Total
Michigan 14 007 21
• Ohio State 7 13143 37
  • Source:

Alamo Bowl

Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 007 7
• Ohio State 13 1073 33
  • Source:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. 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.
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