Touchdown celebrations
When you score a TD, the word "Touchdown"
appears. When it first appears, press the following button combinations.
Note: This could also get you an 15 yard Unsportsmanlike Conduct
penalty.
[L2] + [Square]: Player spikes the ball, points to the crowd, then beats his chest.
[L2] + [Triangle]: Player bows to the crowd.
[L2] + [Circle]: Player spikes the ball, then shrugs his shoulder.
[L2] + [X]: Player does Heisman Trophy pose.
[R2] + [Square]: Player will dunk on the Goal Post.
[R2] + [Triangle]: Player will punch the ball towards the crowd.
[R2] + [Circle]: Player will kick the ball into the crowd.
[R2] + [X]: Player will throw the ball to the crowd.
Extra campus challenge points
Play several games at the Heisman level, however alter
the AI settings in the settings menu before playing. Set the CPU
levels at their lowest, and the Human levels at their highest.
This will force the CPU to make a lot more mistakes and you to
allocate challenge points, which can be used to purchase pennants
and unlock other secrets within the game. The play level is still
very difficult, but with your added AI, you should be able to
be successful.
CPU control
Snap the ball. Do not press anything else. The CPU
will sense that you are not playing and will play for you. They
will almost get a touchdown or a very good pass or run. If you
press anything after the snap, you will have to play. This works
best on pass plays, and only works on offense.
Easy sacks
You can get an easy sack by doing a linebacker, line
and coverage audible and press [Down]. When the ball is snapped,
rush the QB. He will throw a bad pass or get sacked.
Press [Start], go to "Setting", then choose "Penalty
Settings". Turn off offsides. Before the ball is snapped,
hold [Down]. You will begin to run and have a head start
on the offense. This works best in 5-2.
When playing on defense and you are having trouble putting pressure
on the quarterback, select the Nickel Defense, down arrow once
and choose the center play for the Cornerback Blitz. It is also
very effective at stopping toss plays and full back dives. If
you pay attention to the offensive line, you can usually alter
your coverage audible to close coverage, which helps stop the
run as well.
Choose the 3-4 formation and select Fire 2 defense. You will always
have pressure on the QB.
Easy two point conversion
Once you score a touchdown, go to goal line then rollout.
When you line up make, sure your wingback is on the right. Snap
the ball, then rollout right. Your quarterback now has the option
of throwing (to the tight end recommended), or running it in.
Easy punt blocks
To block punts, its easier to turn the offsides penalty
off to get a head start on the offensive line. Choose a corner
or a running back (someone that is fast enough and tall enough)
and do one of the two; blitz the kicker and tackle him, which
takes yardage off your opponent's rushing yards in the game, or
jump and block the kick. This is not a play that works all of
the time. However it usually works in the punt return play, and
not the punt block play. Also, it never hurts to use a little
play action once every series or so.
Longer punts
Choose to punt out of bounds left or right. The defense
will not go into punt coverage. Simply move the arrow to the middle
of the field and just boom it. If a returner does get back in
time to field it, he will muff it most of the time. This works
great for making sure the opposing team has a long field to work
with, as well as getting your Punter All-American status.
When you line up to punt the ball away, point the arrow straight
down. If timed correctly, you will punt the ball at least 70 yards
almost every time.
Quicker tackle
When you are defending a receiver and they make a catch,
press [Triangle], You can use that as quicker tackle, as
well as intercept passes.
Long rushes
This play is best used with Kansas State or Virgina
Tech. Select Half Back Direct Snap and stand in front of the QB.
When you start to get tackled, press [R2] to throw it back
to him. He can get long gains every time.
Kickoff
When kicking off, choose "Kickoff Left" or
"Kickoff Right", whichever way the wind is blowing.
The CPU will almost always pick "Return Middle". When
you kick the ball, the return man will be alone and your coverage
can nail him around the 15 yard line. Be careful not to kick the
ball out of bounds.
Big plays
When you get a QB crossed over the line by having a
profile to get, you can cross the line of scrimmage and still
throw the football.
Winning College Classics
To win all of the College Classics, play one of them.
Go to the AI settings and change the CPU's settings to all negatives
and yours to all positive.
Easy trophies in Dynasty
This trick requires a decent amount of free space on
your memory card to create twelve teams. Make all of them juggernauts
and increase all of their players' stats very high. After you
have made all of the teams, go to dynasty mode and sign on the
twelve teams you created. Then, if desired, change all of their
schedules so that they play all the top ranking teams. Your created
juggernaut teams will rarely lose. Simulate the entire season.
For better measures, put all of the teams in a different conference
so that at the end of the season you will get all conferences,
most of the bowl games, the Heisman trophy, and all the individual
trophies. You will not always get all trophies, as the season
stats and games will vary each year, but you will defiantly get
the bulk of them.
Recommended defensive plays
Play as Oklahoma and go to the 4-4 Defense. Call Mad
Dog Blitz and no play can get past it.
Identifying man-to-man coverage
When on offense, set a person in motion. If he is followed,
the defense is using man-to-man coverage.
Send a man in motion. If someone follows them, they are using
man coverage. If nobody follows, then they are using zone coverage.
Cornerback commentary
If you go to the rosters, you can edit a player's ranking
skills. Set catching, carrying, and speed as high as possible
for a cornerback and you can make him an effective wide receiver
for your team. However, if he drops a pass Lee Corso will say
" He's better at deflecting passes than catching them!"
Note: Corso only says this if he was not already set as a receiver.
The message usually is heard with a created cornerback put into
the WR position.
Stop announcers
While any of the announcers are talking, press [Start].
At the start menu, press [X] to return to the game. The announcer
will no longer be talking. Note: If a band was playing a song,
the music will also stop.
Crowd chant
If you are playing at home and score a high amount
of points and dominate the other team, each time you make another
big play the crowd will start chanting "We are number one".
Note: You also may need to be ranked number one.
Play against a Top-10 team. If you are winning late in the fourth
quarter, the crowd will start chanting "Overated".
During home games, if you happen to get the ball spotted a few
short yards within the first down marker on fourth down, the crowd
will chant "Go, go, go, go..." They will either cheer
or boo depending on if you do or do not go for it (respectively).
If you fake the punt or kick though, somehow the crowd will know
it and cheer for you.
Glitch: Kick fumbled ball
During your opponent's extra point or field goal attempt,
move one of your defenders in position to block the snap. The
ball will bounce off your defender and act as a fumble. However,
the kicker will still be able to kick the ball, even if it nowhere
near.
Glitch: Get ball on offense again after
scoring
This trick requires two players. When you are kicking
off to the opposing team, have your teammate switch to the closest
man to the right of the kicker. You should be able to see the
player onscreen. When he is kicking it, get a head start by pressing
[Circle] + [Up]. When he does, try to block your own
kick by diving on the ball (when on the kicker stand). If you
are successful, he will block it and the ball will roll on the
ground. A flag will be thrown and the kicker should pick it up.
The flag is for illegal kick procedure. Then, the other team will
be kicking the ball to you. Doing an onside return formation is
recommended as they are kicking it on the 25 yard line. They will
either kick it into the endzone (down it if they do), out of the
endzone, or they will be onsiding it. You now have the ball again
on offense. This process can be repeated as many times as desired.
Note: It is difficult to block.
Glitch: Disappearing stats
Rack up the stats in rushing, passing, and receiving.
After you get slightly over 1,000 yards in a single game, in certain
categories, the stats for the game will actually start reading
-,1,000 or however many yards you had. This makes your player
ratings and points very low, which will make him be very horrible
on the stat charts. However, if he plays well to begin with, you
can use this to your advantage; it might make it easier to sign
him in the draft pool after you put him in Madden 2004.
Glitch: High score announcements
When a team reaches 200 points, the announcers will
say "zero" instead of "two hundred".
