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2004 Big Ten football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes football
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)
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

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. 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

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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)

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Michigan

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: [1]

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: [2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved 2011.
^ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
^ Ohio State Drafted Players
^ "Ohio State Relies on Defense to Tackle Bearcats". ESPN. September 4, 2004. Retrieved 2014.
^ "Ohio State Survives on Last-Second Field Goal". ESPN. September 11, 2004. Retrieved 2014.

[statistics-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved 2011.

[RecordBook-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 2014.

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

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2004 Big Ten football standings
v t e	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