2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season November 2013 January 2026 football 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19 20 8–4 4–4 Jim Tressel 4th Jim Bollman 4th Mark Snyder 1st Mel Tucker 1st Multiple 4–3 Mike Nugent Dustin Fox Simon Fraser Mike Nugent Andrew Schulte Ohio Stadium Alamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 33–7 vs. Oklahoma State The 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 290 to 219. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes lost to No. 15 Wisconsin and defeated No. 7 Michigan. The Buckeyes also lost to unranked Northwestern, Iowa, and Purdue. They concluded the season with a 33–7 victory over unranked Oklahoma State in the 2004 Alamo Bowl. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 19 and 20 in the final Coaches and AP polls, respectiely.2004 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2004-schedule.html The Buckeyes gained an average of 145.4 rushing yards and 175.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 130.4 rushing yards and 201.6 passing yards per game.2004 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2004.html Quarterback duties were split between Justin Zwick (1,209 passing yards, 52.4%) and Troy Smith (896 passing yards, 55.7% completion percentage). The team's other statistical leaders included running back Lydell Ross (476 rushing yards, 4.1 yards per carry), wide receiver Santonio Holmes (55 receptions for 769 yards), and kicker Mike Nugent (102 points scored, 30 of 30 extra points, 24 of 27 field goals). Nugent and linebacker A. J. Hawk were consensus first-team All-Americans.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 December 11, 2017 3, 15 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Nugent and Hawk also received first-team honors on the 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Big Ten Announces 2004 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors Big Ten Conference November 23, 2004 March 4, 2015 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112304aad.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223902/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112304aad.html September 23, 2015 dead mdy-all The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 2004 AP Eastern September 4 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Cincinnati Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 27–6 104,604 September 11 3:30 p.m. w y 9 Marshall Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 24–21 104,622 September 18 3:30 p.m. w y y 9 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 22–14 56,800 October 2 9:00 p.m. l y 7 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 27–33 OT 47,130 October 9 3:30 p.m. l 18 Wisconsin 15 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 13–24 105,090 October 16 3:30 p.m. l y 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 7–33 70,397 October 23 12:00 p.m. w Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 30–7 104,538 October 30 12:00 p.m. w Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry ABC 21–10 104,947 November 6 12:00 p.m. w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 32–19 72,222 November 13 3:30 p.m. l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 17–24 64,639 November 20 1:00 p.m. w Michigan 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry ABC 37–21 105,456 December 29 8:00 p.m. w y y 24 Oklahoma State Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 33–7 65,265 Team Game-by-Game Statistics http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2004/teamgbg.html The Ohio State University Department of Athletics September 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511145537/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2004/teamgbg.html May 11, 2012 dead Roster 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes f 74 Fr Kirk Barton OT y y 17 Fr Todd Boeckman QB y 3 Sr Bam Childress WR y y 50 So Doug Datish OG y y 11 Fr Anthony Gonzalez WR Anthony Gonzalez (politician) y y 8 So Roy Hall WR Roy Hall (American football) y y 4 Jr Santonio Holmes WR y y 49 Fr Dionte Johnson FB y 55 Jr Nick Mangold C y 25 Fr Antonio Pittman RB y 77 Jr Rob Sims OT y 10 So Troy Smith QB y y 30 Sr Lydell Ross RB y 12 So Justin Zwick QB y y 42 Jr Bobby Carpenter LB Bobby Carpenter (American football) y 6 Jr Tyler Everett SS y 37 Sr Dustin Fox CB y 75 Sr Simon Fraser DE Simon Fraser (American football) y 17 Fr Marcus Freeman LB y 50 Fr Vernon Gholston DE y 7 Fr Ted Ginn Jr. CB/WR y 94 Jr Marcus Green DT Marcus Green (defensive tackle) y y 34 Sr Rob Harley SS y Rob Harley (American football) 47 Jr A. J. Hawk LB y 32 So Brandon Mitchell FS Brandon Mitchell (safety) y y 97 So David Patterson DT David Patterson (American football) y 90 So Quinn Pitcock DT y y 99 So Jay Richardson Jay Richardson (American football) DE y y 21 Jr Nate Salley FS y 51 Jr Anthony Schlegel LB y y 14 So Antonio Smith FS Antonio Smith (cornerback) y y 19 Fr Brandon Underwood CB y 2 Jr E.J. Underwood CB y 9 So Donte Whitner SS y 26 So Ashton Youboty CB y 23 Sr Josh Huston K y y 85 Sr Mike Nugent K y 32 Fr Ryan Pretorius K y 15 Fr A.J. Trapasso P y https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/documents/2023/6/30/2004_Roster.pdf *Jim Tressel Coaching staff Jim Tressel – head oach (4th year) Jim Bollman – offensive line/offensive coordinator (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) August 2025 Depth chart I-Formation 4-3 Yes Yes No 10 Troy Smith 12 Justin Zwick 30 Lydell Ross 28 Maurice Hall 38 Branden Joe 36 Brandon Schnittker 7 Ted Ginn Jr. 8 Roy Hall SE 4 Santonio Holmes 11 Anthony Gonzalez FL 80 Ryan Hamby 88 Rory Nicol 77 Rob Sims 50 Doug Datish 72 T.J. Downing 55 Nick Mangold 73 Steve Winner 64 Mike Knee 66 R.J. Coleman 74 Kirk Barton 47 A. J. Hawk 1 Thomas Matthews WLB 51 Anthony Schlegel 5 Mike D'Andrea 42 Bobby Carpenter 17 Marcus Freeman SLB 21 Nate Salley 32 Brandon Mitchell 6 Tyler Everett 9 Donte Whitner SS 37 Dustin Fox 13 Harlen Jacobs 26 Ashton Youboty 2 E.J. Underwood 57 Mike Kudla 84 Marcel Frost 90 Quinn Pitcock 98 Joel Penton 94 Marcus Green 97 David Patterson 75 Simon Fraser 99 Jay Richardson 87 Mike Nugent 86 Kyle Turano 25 Antonio Pittman (TB) 3 Bam Childress (WR) 30 Sirjo Welch (FS) 85 85 No 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide 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 Ohio St. Drafted Players/Alumni https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/ohiost/drafted.htm 2024-12-04 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Game summaries Cincinnati Cincinnati 0 3 3 0 Ohio State 0 10 7 10 September 4 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 12:00 p.m. EST Mike Gleason (Play-by-play) & John Cooper (Color) ESPN+ yes 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 10–3 3 6:16 CIN Kevin Lovell 25-yard field goal Ohio State 10–6 3 2:27 OHST Lydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 17–6 4 5:54 OHST Santonio Holmes 23-yard pass from Troy Smith (Mike Nugent kick) Ohio State 24–6 4 1:51 OHST Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal Ohio State 27–6 yes Ohio State Relies on Defense to Tackle Bearcats https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/242480194 ESPN September 4, 2004 October 11, 2014July 2024 medicmedic Marshall Marshall 7 7 0 7 Ohio State 14 7 0 3 September 11 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. EST Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color), Terry Bowden (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline) ABC yes 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 yes Ohio State Survives on Last-Second Field Goal https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/242550194 ESPN September 11, 2004 October 11, 2014July 2024 medicmedic Michigan 2004 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan at Ohio State Michigan 14 0 0 7 Ohio State 7 13 14 3 November 20 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 1:00 p.m. EST 105,456 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Source: yes 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 yes Alamo Bowl 2004 Alamo Bowl Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 0 0 0 7 Ohio State 13 10 7 3 December 29 Game Notes From The MasterCard Alamo Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes Athletics 2004-12-30 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2004/12/30/game-notes-from-the-mastercard-alamo-bowl 2024-12-11 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX 8:00 p.m. EST 65,265 Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Lee Corso (Color), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Jill Arrington (Sideline) ESPN Source: yes 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 yes Rankings 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 9 9 9 7 7 18 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 24 20 Coaches Poll 0 15 9 9 7 6 6 15 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 22 19 BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 25 References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football