2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Texas Bowl vs. Syracuse, L 17–21
Conference	Big Ten Conference Legends Division
2013 record	8–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (3rd year)
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 50,805)

2013 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
#3 Michigan State x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Iowa		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Minnesota		4	–	4					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					7	–	6
Northwestern		1	–	7					5	–	7
Leaders Division
#12 Ohio State x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
#22 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	4
Penn State*		4	–	4					7	–	5
Indiana		3	–	5					5	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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 51–23	44,217
September 7	7:00 PM	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM		W 44–21	16,418
September 14	11:00 AM	Western Illinois*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 29–12	42,127
September 21	11:00 AM	San Jose State*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 43–24	45,647
September 28	2:30 PM	Iowa		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	ABC/ESPN2	L 7–23	51,382
October 5	2:30 PM	at #17 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Battle for the Little Brown Jug)	ABC/ESPN2	L 13–42	111,079
October 19	11:00 AM	at Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 20–17	36,578
October 26	11:00 AM	#21 Nebraska		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 34–23	49,995
November 2	2:30 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 42–39	44,625
November 9	11:00 AM	Penn State		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell)	ESPN2	W 24–10	48,123
November 23	2:30 PM	#17 Wisconsin	#23	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN	L 7–20	53,090
November 30	11:00 AM	at #11 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 3–14	71,418
December 27	5:00 PM	vs. Syracuse*		Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–21	32,327
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 K.J. Maye So QB 3 Dexter Foreman  So QB 5 Chris Streveler Fr QB 6 Donovahn Jones Fr QB 7 Mitch Leidner  Fr WR 8 Cameron Wilson  Jr QB 9 Philip Nelson So WR 11 Eric Carter Fr WR 12 Andre McDonald So WR 14 Isaac Fruechte Jr QB 15 Conor Rhoda Fr WR 16 Jamel Harbison  Fr WR 17 Logan Hutton  Jr WR 18 Derrick Engel  Sr QB 19 Michael Conway Fr RB 20 Donnell Kirkwood  Jr RB 21 James Gillum Sr WR 22 Jeff Borchardt Fr WR 23 E.J. Sardinha  Fr WR 24 Aaron Marmer  So RB 25 Devon Wright  Jr WR 26 Brian Smith Fr RB 27 David Cobb So FB 30 Mike Henry  Sr RB 31 Cole Banham  Jr RB 32 Berkley Edwards Fr RB 35 Rodrick Williams So TE 39 Nate Wozniak Fr RB 42 JoJuan Harper  So FB 43 Tyler Hartmann  Fr TE 44 Gabe Mezzenga  Jr TE 45 Nick Hart Fr TE 47 Alex Bisch  Jr OG 52 Zac Epping  Jr OG 53 Tommy Olson Jr OT 58 Ed Olson  Sr OL 60 Matt Leidner Fr OC 62 Zach Mottla  Sr OL 63 Jon Christenson  So OG 64 Caleb Bak  Jr OL 65 Josh Campion  So OL 66 Luke McAvoy  So OC 67 Brian Bobek Jr OL 68 Issac Hayes  Fr OL 70 Chad Fahning Fr OL 71 Kyle McAvoy  So OL 73 Joe Bjorklund  So OL 74 Marek Lenkiewicz  Jr OL 75 Ernie Heifort  So OL 76 Alex Mayes Fr OL 77 Foster Bush  So OT 78 Ben Lauer  Fr OT 79 Jonah Pirsig  Fr WR 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts Jr TE 81 Duke Anyanwu  Fr WR 82 Drew Wolitarsky Fr TE 83 Drew Goodger Jr WR 84 Victor Keise  Sr TE 85 Lincoln Plsek So TE 86 Moses Alipate  Sr TE 87 Sahr Ngekia  Sr TE 88 Maxx Williams  Fr WR 89 Ben Holcomb  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Brendan Beal  Sr DB 2 Cedric Thompson Jr DB 3 Martez Shabazz Sr LB 5 Damien Wilson Jr DB 6 Grayson Levine Jr DB 7 Damarius Travis So DB 8 Daletavious McGhee Fr LB 9 James Manuel Sr DB 11 Antonio Johnson So DB 13 Derrick Wells Jr DB 15 Marcus Jones Jr DB 16 Steven Montgomery  So LB 18 Peter Westerhaus  So DB 19 Cedric Dicke  Fr DB 21 Brock Vereen Sr DB 22 Jeremy Baltazar Sr LB 26 De'Vondre Campbell  So DB 28 Jalen Myrick Fr DB 29 Briean Boddy Jr LB 30 Chris Wipson Fr DB 31 Eric Murray So DB 33 John McKelvey  Fr LB 34 Jephte Matilus  So LB 35 Dominic Schultz  So DB 36 Cavonte Johnson  Fr DB 37 Aaron Roundtree So LB 38 De'Niro Laster Fr DB 40 Alexander Starks Fr DB 45 Adekunle Ayinde Fr DT 46 Cameron Botticelli  Jr DE 49 Owen Salzwedel Fr LB 50 Jack Lynn  Fr DT 52 Yoshoub Timms  Fr DE 55 Thieren Cockran  So LB 56 Nick Rallis  Fr LB 57 Aaron Hill  Sr LB 59 Ray Dixon Fr DL 69 Robert Ndondo-Lane Jr DT 90 Demaris Peppers Fr DE 91 Alex Keith So DT 92 Roland Johnson Sr DE 93 Ben Perry  Jr DT 94 Harold Legania  Jr DL 95 Hendrick Ekpe Fr DT 96 Jordan Hinojosa So DT 97 Scott Ekpe So DE 98 Michael Amaefula Jr DT 99 Ra'Shede Hageman  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 24 Kyle Fodness  Fr K 28 Ryan Santoso Fr K 33 Andrew Harte Fr K 36 Chris Hawthorne Sr P 37 Peter Mortell  So LS 40 Jared Hartman  So P 41 Dan Oreske  Sr K 42 Justin Juenemann Fr LS 48 Jake Filkins Sr P 94 Christian Eldred Jr LS 96 Dave Ramlet  Jr	Head coach Jerry Kill Coordinators/assistant coaches Matt Limegrover (Offensive coordinator) Tracy Claeys (Defensive coordinator) Bill Miller (Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers) Brian Anderson (Running Backs) Jeff Phelps (Defensive Line) Pat Poore (Wide Receivers) Rob Reeves (H-Backs / Tight Ends) Jay Sawvel (Defensive Backs / Special Teams) Jim Zebrowski (Quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 19, 2012

Game notes

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	7	3	7	23
Golden Gophers	3	13	14	21	51

See also: 2013 UNLV Rebels football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	3	24	3	14	44
Aggies	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	6	0	6	0	12
Golden Gophers	0	7	8	14	29

See also: 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	17	0	7	24
Golden Gophers	7	13	9	14	43

See also: 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	3	14	3	3	23
Golden Gophers	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Floyd of Rosedale

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	7	0	3	3	13
#17 Wolverines	7	7	14	14	42

See also: 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	7	0	0	10	17

See also: 2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nebraska

The game was Minnesota's first win against Nebraska since a 26-14 victory on September 24th, 1960.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Cornhuskers	10	3	7	3	23
Golden Gophers	7	10	10	7	34

See also: 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	7	21	7	7	42
Hoosiers	10	3	7	19	39

See also: 2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	7	3	0	0	10
Golden Gophers	10	14	0	0	24

See also: 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Badgers	3	10	7	0	20
#23 Golden Gophers	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	3	0	0	3
#11 Spartans	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team

Syracuse (Texas Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	7	7	21
Golden Gophers	0	3	0	14	17

See also: 2013 Syracuse Orange football team and 2013 Texas Bowl

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