2004 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team
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2004 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team
American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 9 | | ESPN+ | W 27-6 | 104,604[1] |
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 24-21 | 104,622[1] |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 22-14 | 56,800[1] |
October 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 7 | | ESPN2 | L 27-33 OT | 47,130[1] |
October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Wisconsin | No. 18 | | ABC | L 13-24 | 105,090[1] |
October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 25 | | ABC | L 7-33 | 70,397[1] |
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | | | ESPN+ | W 30-7 | 104,538[1] |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn State | | | ABC | W 21-10 | 104,947[1] |
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | | | ESPN | W 32-19 | 72,222[1] |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue | | | ESPN | L 17-24 | 64,639[1] |
November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Michigan | | | ABC | W 37-21 | 105,456[1] |
December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma State* | No. 24 | | 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
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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
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FS
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21 Nate Salley
| 32 Brandon Mitchell
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WLB
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MLB
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SLB
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47 A.J. Hawk
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51 Anthony Schlegel
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42 Bobby Carpenter
| 1 Thomas Matthews
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5 Mike D'Andrea
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17 Marcus Freeman
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SS
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6 Tyler Everett
| 9 Donte Whitner
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CB
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37 Dustin Fox
| 13 Harlen Jacobs
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DE
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DT
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DT
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DE
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57 Mike Kudla
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90 Quinn Pitcock
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94 Marcus Green
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75 Simon Fraser
| 84 Marcel Frost
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98 Joel Penton
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97 David Patterson
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99 Jay Richardson
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CB
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26 Ashton Youboty
| 2 E.J. Underwood
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| Offense
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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77 Rob Sims
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50 Doug Datish
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55 Nick Mangold
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64 Mike Knee
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74 Kirk Barton
| ?
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72 T.J. Downing
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73 Steve Winner
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66 R.J. Coleman
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?
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TE
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80 Ryan Hamby
| 88 Rory Nicol
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Key Reserves
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25 Antonio Pittman (TB)
| 3 Bam Childress (WR)
| 30 Sirjo Welch (FS)
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FB
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38 Branden Joe
| 36 Brandon Schnittker
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RB
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30 Lydell Ross
| 28 Maurice Hall
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Q[2]
[3]
Game summaries
Cincinnati
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cincinnati |
0 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
• Ohio State |
0 |
10 | 7 | 10 |
27 |
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[4]
Marshall
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Marshall |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• Ohio State |
14 |
7 | 0 | 3 |
24 |
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[5]
Michigan
Michigan at Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan |
14 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• Ohio State |
7 |
13 | 14 | 3 |
37 |
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Alamo Bowl
Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma State |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Ohio State |
13 |
10 | 7 | 3 |
33 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ? = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week
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Poll
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Pre
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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Final
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AP
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9
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9
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9
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7
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7
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18
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25
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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25
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24
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20
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Coaches Poll
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9
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9
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7
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6
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6
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15
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23
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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22
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22
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19
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BCS
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Not released
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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25
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25
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Not released
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References