The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2003-2004. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State finished the season with a record of 11-2 and placed second in the Big Ten with conference record of 6-2. The Buckeyes concluded their season with a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
[edit] Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result |
| 08/30/2003* | 8:00 p.m. | #17 Washington | #2 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 28-9 |
| 09/06/2003* | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State | #2 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN Plus | W 16-13 |
| 09/13/2003* | 12:00 p.m. | #24 North Carolina State | #2 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 44-38 3OT |
| 09/20/2003* | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | #5 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN Plus | W 24-17 |
| 09/27/2003 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern | #4 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN 2 | W 20-0 |
| 10/11/2003 | 9:00 p.m. | at #22 Wisconsin | #3 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | L 10-17 |
| 10/18/2003 | 3:30 p.m. | #9 Iowa | #8 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 19-10 |
| 10/25/2003 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana | #8 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN | W 35-6 |
| 11/01/2003 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State | #8 | Beaver Stadium • State College, PA | ABC | W 21-20 |
| 11/08/2003 | 12:00 p.m. | #14 Michigan State Spartans | #7 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 33-23 |
| 11/15/2003 | 3:30 p.m. | #10 Purdue | #4 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 16-13 OT |
| 11/22/2003 | 12:00 p.m. | at #5 Michigan | #4 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | L 21-35 |
| 01/02/2004* | 8:15 p.m. | vs. #10 Kansas State | #7 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ABC | W 35-28 |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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[edit] References