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2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Bollman (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMark Snyder (1st; 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMel Tucker (1st; 4th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPMike Nugent
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 9
ESPN+W 27–6104,604
September 113:30 p.m.Marshall*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 24–21104,622
September 183:30 p.m.at NC State*No. 9
ABCW 22–1456,800
October 29:00 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 7
ESPN2L 27–33 OT47,130
October 93:30 p.m.No. 15 WisconsinNo. 18
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 13–24105,090
October 163:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 25
ABCL 7–3370,397
October 2312:00 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN+W 30–7104,538
October 3012:00 p.m.Penn State
ABCW 21–10104,947
November 612:00 p.m.at Michigan State
ESPNW 32–1972,222
November 133:30 p.m.at Purdue
ESPNL 17–2464,639
November 201:00 p.m.No. 7 Michigan
ABCW 37–21105,456
December 298:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State*No. 24
ESPNW 33–765,265
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 74 Kirk Barton  Fr
QB 17 Todd Boeckman Fr
WR 3 Bam Childress  Sr
G 50 Doug Datish  So
WR 11 Anthony Gonzalez  Fr
WR 8 Roy Hall  So
WR 4 Santonio Holmes  Jr
FB 49 Dionte Johnson Fr
C 55 Nick Mangold Jr
RB 25 Antonio Pittman Fr
OT 77 Rob Sims Jr
QB 10 Troy Smith  So
RB 30 Lydell Ross Sr
QB 12 Justin Zwick  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Bobby Carpenter Jr
SS 6 Tyler Everett Jr
CB 37 Dustin Fox Sr
DE 75 Simon Fraser Sr
LB 17 Marcus Freeman Fr
DE 50 Vernon Gholston Fr
CB/WR 7 Ted Ginn Jr. Fr
DT 94 Marcus Green  Jr
LB 47 A. J. Hawk Jr
FS 32 Brandon Mitchell  So
DT 97 David Patterson So
DT 90 Quinn Pitcock  So
DE 99 Jay Richardson  So
FS 21 Nate Salley Jr
LB 51 Anthony Schlegel  Jr
FS 14 Antonio Smith  So
CB 19 Brandon Underwood Fr
CB 2 E.J. Underwood Jr
SS 9 Donte Whitner So
CB 26 Ashton Youboty So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 23 Josh Huston  Sr
K 85 Mike Nugent Sr
K 32 Ryan Pretorius Fr
P 15 A.J. Trapasso Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

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  • Jim Tressel – Head Coach (4th year)
  • Jim Bollman – Offensive Line/OC (4th 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)
  • Todd Goebbel - Defensive Quality Control Coach (1st Year)

Depth chart

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Q[2]

2005 NFL draftees

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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

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Cincinnati

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1 234Total
Cincinnati 0 330 6
• Ohio State 0 10710 27
Scoring summary
214:54CINKevin Lovell 27-yard field goalCincinnati 3–0
210:15OHSTMike Nugent 27-yard field goalTie 3–3
21:11OHSTRyan Hamby 17-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 10–3
36:16CINKevin Lovell 25-yard field goalOhio State 10–6
32:27OHSTLydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 17–6
45:54OHSTSantonio Holmes 23-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 24–6
41:51OHSTMike Nugent 23-yard field goalOhio State 27–6

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Marshall

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1 234Total
Marshall 7 707 21
• Ohio State 14 703 24
Scoring summary
19:52OHSTSantonio Holmes 80-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 7–0
15:31MRSHEarl Charles 2-yard run (Ian O'Connor kick)Tie 7–7
1:18OHSTSantonio Holmes 47-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 14–7
25:36MRSHJonathan Goddard 27-yard fumble return (Ian O'Connor kick)Tie 14–14
23:13OHSTRoy Hall 20-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)Ohio State 21–14
48:40MRSHBrad Bates 23-yard pass from Stan Hill (Ian O'Connor kick)Tie 21–21
4:00OHSTMike Nugent 55-yard field goalOhio State 24–21

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Michigan

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See also: 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan at Ohio State
1 234Total
Michigan 14 007 21
• Ohio State 7 13143 37
Scoring summary
113:47OSUAnthony Gonzalez 68-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick)OSU 7–0
110:25MICHJason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)Tied 7–7
16:03MICHMike Hart 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick)MICH 14–7
213:16OSUTroy Smith 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick)Tied 14–14
22:16OSUMike Nugent 21-yard field goalOSU 17–14
20:00OSUMike Nugent 42-yard field goalOSU 20–14
39:56OSUTed Ginn Jr. 82-yard punt return (Mike Nugent kick)OSU 27–14
31:53OSUSantonio Holmes 12-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick)OSU 34–14
410:56MICHBraylon Edwards 38-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)OSU 34–21
47:15OSUMike Nugent 48-yard field goalOSU 37–21

Alamo Bowl

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Main article: 2004 Alamo Bowl
Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 007 7
• Ohio State 13 1073 33
Scoring summary
112:02OHSTAnthony Gonzalez 23-yard pass from Justin Zwick (Mike Nugent kick)OHST 7–0
19:53OHSTMike Nugent 37-yard field goalOHST 10–0
15:55OHSTMike Nugent 35-yard field goalOHST 13–0
210:26OHSTLydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick)OHST 20–0
24:19OHSTMike Nugent 41-yard field goalOHST 23–0
38:13OHSTTed Ginn Jr. 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick)OHST 30–0
410:44OHSTMike Nugent 36-yard field goalOHST 33–0
47:29OKSTShawn Willis 4-yard run (Jason Ricks kick)OHST 33–7

Rankings

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See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP999771825——————252420
Coaches Poll997661523——————222219
BCSNot released——————2525Not released

References

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  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.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Ohio State Survives on Last-Second Field Goal". ESPN. September 11, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2014.[dead link]
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