2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Michigan $+ 71  93 
No. 8 Iowa + 71  102 
No. 17 Wisconsin 62  93 
Northwestern 53  66 
No. 20 Ohio State 44  84 
Purdue 44  75 
Michigan State 44  57 
Minnesota 35  75 
Penn State 26  47 
Illinois 17  38 
Indiana 17  38 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 9ESPN+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. 9ABCW 22–1456,800
October 29:00 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 7ESPN2L 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. 25ABCL 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 StateESPNW 32–1972,222
November 133:30 p.m.at PurdueESPNL 17–2464,639
November 201:00 p.m.No. 7 Michigan
ABCW 37–21105,456
December 298:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State*No. 24ESPNW 33–765,265
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Roster

2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT74Kirk Barton  Fr
QB17Todd BoeckmanFr
WR3Bam Childress  Sr
G50Doug Datish  So
WR11Anthony Gonzalez  Fr
WR8Roy Hall  So
WR4Santonio Holmes  Jr
FB49Dionte JohnsonFr
C55Nick MangoldJr
RB25Antonio PittmanFr
OT77Rob SimsJr
QB10Troy Smith  So
RB30Lydell RossSr
QB12Justin Zwick  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB42Bobby CarpenterJr
SS6Tyler EverettJr
CB37Dustin FoxSr
DE75Simon FraserSr
LB17Marcus FreemanFr
DE50Vernon GholstonFr
CB/WR7Ted Ginn Jr.Fr
DT94Marcus Green  Jr
LB47A. J. HawkJr
FS32Brandon Mitchell  So
DT97David PattersonSo
DT90Quinn Pitcock  So
DE99Jay Richardson  So
FS21Nate SalleyJr
LB51Anthony Schlegel  Jr
FS14Antonio Smith  So
CB19Brandon UnderwoodFr
CB2E.J. UnderwoodJr
SS9Donte WhitnerSo
CB26Ashton YoubotySo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K23Josh Huston  Sr
K85Mike NugentSr
K32Ryan PretoriusFr
P15A.J. TrapassoFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

  • 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


WLBMLBSLB
47 A. J. Hawk51 Anthony Schlegel42 Bobby Carpenter
1 Thomas Matthews5 Mike D'Andrea17 Marcus Freeman
SS
6 Tyler Everett
9 Donte Whitner
CB
37 Dustin Fox
13 Harlen Jacobs


DEDTDTDE
57 Mike Kudla90 Quinn Pitcock94 Marcus Green75 Simon Fraser
84 Marcel Frost98 Joel Penton97 David Patterson99 Jay Richardson
CB
26 Ashton Youboty
2 E.J. Underwood
Offense
SE
7 Ted Ginn Jr.
8 Roy Hall
LTLGCRGRT
77 Rob Sims50 Doug Datish55 Nick Mangold64 Mike Knee74 Kirk Barton
72 T.J. Downing73 Steve Winner66 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

Q[2]

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

[3]

Game summaries

Cincinnati

1234Total
Cincinnati03306
Ohio State01071027

[4]

Marshall

1234Total
Marshall770721
Ohio State1470324

[5]

Michigan

Michigan at Ohio State
1234Total
Michigan1400721
Ohio State71314337

Alamo Bowl

Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State
1234Total
Oklahoma State00077
Ohio State13107333

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP999771825252420
Coaches Poll997661523222219
BCSNot released2525Not released

References