2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


2004 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#14/12 Michigan †§	7	–	1	9	–	3
#8/8 Iowa §	7	–	1	10	–	2
#17/18 Wisconsin	6	–	2	9	–	3
Northwestern	5	–	3	6	–	6
#20/19 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 champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2004-2005. 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
09/04/2004	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	W 27-6	104,604^[1]
09/11/2004	3:30 p.m.	Marshall*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 24-21	104,622^[1]
09/18/2004	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina State*	#9	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 22-14	56,800^[1]
10/02/2004	9:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	#7	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 27-33 ^OT	47,130^[1]
10/09/2004	3:30 p.m.	#15 Wisconsin	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	L 13-24	105,090^[1]
10/16/2004	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	#23	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7-33	70,397^[1]
10/23/2004	12:00 p.m.	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ESPN Plus	W 30-7	104,538^[1]
10/30/2004	12:00 p.m.	Penn State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 21-10	104,947^[1]
11/06/2004	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 32-19	72,222^[1]
11/13/2004	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17-24	64,639^[1]
11/20/2004	1:00 p.m.	#7 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 37-21	105,456^[1]
12/29/2004	8:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma State*	#22	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 33-7	65,265^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illibuck (Illinois) Michigan Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" The Ohio State University Marching Band Block O "Hang On Sloopy"

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders

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