2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2003
Team=Ohio State Buckeyes


Conference=Big Ten Conference
ShortConference=Big Ten
CoachRank=4
APRank=4
Record=11-2
ConfRecord=6-2
HeadCoach=Jim Tressel
OScheme=Multiple
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Ohio Stadium (c. 101,568, grass)
Champion=
BowlTourney=2004 Fiesta Bowl
BowlTourneyResult=Won 35-28 Kansas StateThe 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2003-2004. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 2, and a Big Ten Conference record of 6-2. They finished second in the Big Ten Conference and played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games in the 2004 Fiesta Bowl.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 08/30/2003
time = 8:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = Washington
opprank = 17
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 28-9
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/06/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = San Diego State
opprank =
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ESPN Plus
score = 16-13
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/13/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 2
opponent = North Carolina State
opprank = 24
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 44-38
overtime = 3OTCFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/20/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 5
opponent = Bowling Green
opprank =
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ESPN Plus
score = 24-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/27/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = Northwestern
opprank =
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ESPN 2
score = 20-0
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/11/2003
time = 9:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 3
opponent = Wisconsin
opprank = 22
site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
site_cityst = Madison, WI
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 10-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/18/2003
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Iowa
opprank = 9
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 19-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/25/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Indiana
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 35-6
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/01/2003
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Penn State
opprank =
site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
site_cityst = State College, PA
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 21-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/08/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = Michigan State
opprank = 14
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 33-23
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/15/2003
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = Purdue
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 16-13
overtime = OTCFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/22/2003
time = 12:00 p.m.
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 4
opponent = Michigan
opprank = 5
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 21-35
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 01/02/2004
time = 8:15 p.m.
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 7
opponent = Kansas State
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
gamename = 2004 Fiesta Bowl
tv = ABC
score = 35-28
overtime =