2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Legends Division Big Ten 8–5 4–4 Jerry Kill 3rd Matt Limegrover 3rd Spread Tracy Claeys 3rd 4–3 Josh Campion Aaron Hill Brock Vereen Ra'Shede Hageman TCF Bank Stadium Texas Bowl L 17–21 vs. Syracuse 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. Schedule 2013 Coaches' Central August 29 6:00 pm w y UNLV TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 51–23 44,217 September 7 7:00 pm w y y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM 44–21 16,418 September 14 11:00 am w y Western Illinois TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 29–12 42,127 September 21 11:00 am w y San Jose State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 43–24 45,647 September 28 2:30 pm l y Iowa TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry ABC/ESPN2 7–23 51,382 October 5 2:30 pm l y Michigan 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug ABC/ESPN2 13–42 111,079 October 19 11:00 am w y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 20–17 36,578 October 26 11:00 am w Nebraska 21 TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN 34–23 49,995 November 2 2:30 pm w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN BTN 42–39 44,625 November 9 11:00 am w Penn State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Governor's Victory Bell ESPN2 24–10 48,123 November 23 2:30 pm l 23 Wisconsin 17 TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN 7–20 53,090 November 30 11:00 am l y Michigan State 11 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 3–14 71,418 December 27 5:00 pm l y y Syracuse Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Texas Bowl ESPN 17–21 32,327 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR RV 25 RV NR RV 23 25 25 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR 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.Hartman: Solid Pitching Helps Twins Make Strides Sid Hartman http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/205164641.html Star Tribune Minneapolis April 29, 2013 April 29, 2013 center|530px|thumb|The 2013 Minnesota Spring Game had the highest attendance since the 1980s. Game summaries UNLV Rebels 6 7 3 7 Golden Gophers 3 13 14 21 2013 UNLV Rebels football team New Mexico State Golden Gophers 3 24 3 14 Aggies 0 7 7 7 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team Western Illinois Leathernecks 6 0 6 0 Golden Gophers 0 7 8 14 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team San Jose State Spartans 0 17 0 7 Golden Gophers 7 13 9 14 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team Iowa Hawkeyes 3 14 3 3 Golden Gophers 0 0 7 0 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Floyd of Rosedale Michigan Golden Gophers 7 0 3 3 #17 Wolverines 7 7 14 14 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team Little Brown Jug (college football trophy) Northwestern Golden Gophers 0 7 7 6 Wildcats 7 0 0 10 2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team Nebraska The game was Minnesota's first win against Nebraska since a 26–14 victory on September 24, 1960. #21 Cornhuskers 10 3 7 3 Golden Gophers 7 10 10 7 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Indiana Golden Gophers 7 21 7 7 Hoosiers 10 3 7 19 2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team Penn State Nittany Lions 7 3 0 0 Golden Gophers 10 14 0 0 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Governor's Victory Bell Wisconsin #17 Badgers 3 10 7 0 #23 Golden Gophers 0 7 0 0 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry Michigan State Golden Gophers 0 3 0 0 #11 Spartans 7 0 7 0 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team Syracuse (Texas Bowl) Orange 0 7 7 7 Golden Gophers 0 3 0 14 2013 Syracuse Orange football team 2013 Texas Bowl Roster 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers y K.J. Maye 1 WR SO Dexter Foreman 3 QB SO y Chris Streveler 5 QB F y Donovahn Jones 6 QB F Mitch Leidner 7 QB F y y Cameron Wilson 8 WR J y Philip Nelson 9 QB SO y Philip Nelson (American football) Eric Carter 11 WR F Andre McDonald 12 WR SO Isaac Fruechte 14 WR J y Conor Rhoda 15 QB F Jamel Harbison 16 WR F y Logan Hutton 17 WR J y Derrick Engel 18 WR SR y Michael Conway 19 QB F Donnell Kirkwood 20 RB J y James Gillum 21 RB SR Jeff Borchardt 22 WR F E.J. Sardinha 23 WR F y Aaron Marmer 24 WR SO y Devon Wright 25 RB J y Brian Smith 26 WR F David Cobb 27 RB SO y David Cobb (American football) Mike Henry 30 FB SR y Cole Banham 31 RB J y Berkley Edwards 32 RB F Rodrick Williams 35 RB SO Nate Wozniak 39 TE F JoJuan Harper 42 RB SO y Tyler Hartmann 43 FB F y Gabe Mezzenga 44 TE J y Nick Hart 45 TE F Alex Bisch 47 TE J y Zac Epping 52 OG J y Tommy Olson 53 OG J Ed Olson 58 OT SR y Matt Leidner 60 OL F Zach Mottla 62 OC SR y Jon Christenson 63 OL SO y Caleb Bak 64 OG J y Josh Campion 65 OL SO y Luke McAvoy 66 OL SO y Brian Bobek 67 OC J Issac Hayes 68 OL F y Chad Fahning 70 OL F Kyle McAvoy 71 OL SO y Joe Bjorklund 73 OL SO y Marek Lenkiewicz 74 OL J y Ernie Heifort 75 OL SO y Alex Mayes 76 OL F Foster Bush 77 OL SO y Ben Lauer 78 OT F y Jonah Pirsig 79 OT F y Devin Crawford-Tufts 80 WR J Duke Anyanwu 81 TE F y Drew Wolitarsky 82 WR F y Drew Goodger 83 TE J Victor Keise 84 WR SR y Lincoln Plsek 85 TE SO Moses Alipate 86 TE SR y Sahr Ngekia 87 TE SR y Maxx Williams 88 TE F y y Ben Holcomb 89 WR F y Brendan Beal 1 LB SR y Cedric Thompson 2 DB J Martez Shabazz 3 DB SR Damien Wilson 5 LB J Grayson Levine 6 DB J Damarius Travis 7 DB SO Daletavious McGhee 8 DB F James Manuel 9 LB SR Antonio Johnson 11 DB SO Derrick Wells 13 DB J Marcus Jones 15 DB J Steven Montgomery 16 DB SO y Peter Westerhaus 18 LB SO y y Cedric Dicke 19 DB F y Brock Vereen 21 DB SR y Jeremy Baltazar 22 DB SR De'Vondre Campbell 26 LB SO y Jalen Myrick y 28 DB F Briean Boddy 29 DB J Chris Wipson 30 LB F Eric Murray 31 DB SO John McKelvey 33 DB F y Jephte Matilus 34 LB SO y Dominic Schultz 35 LB SO y Cavonte Johnson 36 DB F y Aaron Roundtree 37 DB SO De'Niro Laster 38 LB F Alexander Starks 40 DB F Adekunle Ayinde 45 DB F Cameron Botticelli 46 DT J y Owen Salzwedel 49 DE F Jack Lynn 50 LB F y Yoshoub Timms 52 DT F y Thieren Cockran 55 DE SO y Nick Rallis 56 LB F y Aaron Hill 57 LB SR y Ray Dixon 59 LB F Robert Ndondo-Lane 69 DL J Demaris Peppers 90 DT F Alex Keith 91 DE SO Roland Johnson 92 DT SR Ben Perry 93 DE J y Harold Legania 94 DT J y Hendrick Ekpe 95 DL F Jordan Hinojosa 96 DT SO Scott Ekpe 97 DT SO Michael Amaefula 98 DE J Ra'Shede Hageman 99 DT SR y y Kyle Fodness 24 K F y Ryan Santoso 28 K F Andrew Harte 33 K F Chris Hawthorne 36 K SR Peter Mortell 37 P SO y Jared Hartman 40 LS SO y Dan Oreske 41 P SR y Justin Juenemann 42 K F Jake Filkins 48 LS SR Christian Eldred 94 P J Dave Ramlet 96 LS J y http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html November 19, 2012 Jerry Kill 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) Ryan Maiuri (graduate assistant) http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html 2012 Minnesota Football Roster University of Minnesota Athletic Department November 19, 2012 November 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120132426/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html dead Players drafted into the NFL 2014 NFL draft Minnesota Golden Gophers Round Pick Player Position NFL club 2 37 Ra'Shede Hageman DT Atlanta Falcons 4 131 Brock Vereen FS Chicago Bears References External links Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football