American college football season
2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Conference Big Ten Conference Division Legends Division 2013 record 8–5 (4–4 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (3rd season)Offensive scheme Multiple Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (3rd season)Captain Josh Campion, Aaron Hill, Brock Vereen , Ra'Shede Hageman Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 50,805)Seasons
The 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium . They were a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference .
Before the season [ ]
The Gophers had their first, full intrasquad scrimmage during the Spring Game under Kill's tenure; his previous two Spring Games had been limited in scope. The game attracted 8,400 fans, the largest attendance for a Gophers Spring Game since Lou Holtz coached the team in the mid-1980s.[1]
The 2013 Minnesota Spring Game had the highest attendance since the 1980s.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 6:00 pm UNLV * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 51–2344,217
September 7 7:00 pm at New Mexico State * W 44–2116,418
September 14 11:00 am Western Illinois * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 29–1242,127
September 21 11:00 am San Jose State * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 43–2445,647
September 28 2:30 pm Iowa TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale ) ABC/ESPN2 L 7–2351,382
October 5 2:30 pm at No. 17 Michigan ABC/ESPN2 L 13–42111,079
October 19 11:00 am at Northwestern ESPN2 W 20–1736,578
October 26 11:00 am No. 21 Nebraska TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 34–2349,995
November 2 2:30 pm at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN BTN W 42–3944,625
November 9 11:00 am Penn State ESPN2 W 24–1048,123
November 23 2:30 pm No. 17 Wisconsin No. 23 ESPN L 7–2053,090
November 30 11:00 am at No. 11 Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN L 3–1471,418
December 27 5:00 pm vs. Syracuse * ESPN L 17–2132,327
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
25
23
RV
RV
RV
NR
Harris
Not released
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
25
NR
RV
RV
Not released
BCS
Not released
NR
NR
NR
NR
25
NR
NR
NR
Not released
Roster [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
UNLV [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
6
7
3
7
23
Golden Gophers
3
13
14
21
51
New Mexico State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
3
24
3
14
44
Aggies
0
7
7
7
21
Western Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Leathernecks
6
0
6
0
12
Golden Gophers
0
7
8
14
29
San Jose State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
17
0
7
24
Golden Gophers
7
13
9
14
43
Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
3
14
3
3
23
Golden Gophers
0
0
7
0
7
Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
0
3
3
13
#17 Wolverines
7
7
14
14
42
Northwestern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
7
7
6
20
Wildcats
7
0
0
10
17
Nebraska [ ]
The game was Minnesota's first win against Nebraska since a 26–14 victory on September 24, 1960.
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Cornhuskers
10
3
7
3
23
Golden Gophers
7
10
10
7
34
Indiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
21
7
7
42
Hoosiers
10
3
7
19
39
Penn State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Nittany Lions
7
3
0
0
10
Golden Gophers
10
14
0
0
24
Wisconsin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Badgers
3
10
7
0
20
#23 Golden Gophers
0
7
0
0
7
Michigan State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
3
0
0
3
#11 Spartans
7
0
7
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
0
7
7
7
21
Golden Gophers
0
3
0
14
17
Players Drafted into the NFL [ ]
See also: 2014 NFL Draft
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Media related to 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team at Wikimedia Commons
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