2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 33–7 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#20
2004 record	8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Tressel (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mark Snyder (1st; 4th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mel Tucker (1st; 4th overall year)
Base defense	4-3
MVP	Mike Nugent
Captain	Dustin Fox
Captain	Simon Fraser
Captain	Mike Nugent
Captain	Lydell Ross
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 101,568, grass)

2004 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#8 Iowa +		7	–	1					10	–	2
#14 Michigan $+		7	–	1					9	–	3
#17 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					6	–	6
#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 PM	Cincinnati*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 27–6	104,604
September 11	3:30 PM	Marshall*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 24–21	104,622
September 18	3:30 PM	at NC State*	#9	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 22–14	56,800
October 2	9:00 PM	at Northwestern	#7	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 27–33 OT	47,130
October 9	3:30 PM	#15 Wisconsin	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 13–24	105,090
October 16	3:30 PM	at Iowa	#23	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7–33	70,397
October 23	12:00 PM	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 30–7	104,538
October 30	12:00 PM	Penn State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 21–10	104,947
November 6	12:00 PM	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 32–19	72,222
November 13	3:30 PM	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–24	64,639
November 20	1:00 PM	#7 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 37–21	105,456
December 29	8:00 PM	vs. Oklahoma State*	#22	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–7	65,265
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #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)
• Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator (4th year)
• Luke Fickell – Defensive Linebackers (4th year)
• Darrell Hazell – Wide Receivers (1st year)
• Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (10th 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)
• Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (17th year)

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

Game notes

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 10–7 3 6:16 CIN Kevin Lovell 25-yard field goal Tie 10–10 3 2:27 OHST Lydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 17–10 4 5:54 OHST Santonio Holmes 23-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 24–10 4 1:51 OHST Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal Ohio State 27–10

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

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: [1]

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: [2]

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