2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Texas Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Syracuse

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| Legends Division
Record| 8–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Jerry Kill (3rd season)

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

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Legends Division
No. 3 Michigan State x$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 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
No. 12 Ohio State x%  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 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

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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 (rivalry)

| ABC/ESPN2| L 7–23| 51,382
October 5| 2:30 pm| at No. 17 Michigan| |

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (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| No. 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 (rivalry)

| ESPN2| W 24–10| 48,123
November 23| 2:30 pm| No. 17 Wisconsin| No. 23|

* TCF Bank Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 7–20| 53,090
November 30| 11:00 am| at No. 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 the game
* All times are in Central time

## Rankings

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| —
Coaches| —| —| —| —| RV| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| 25| 23| RV| RV| RV| —
Harris| Not released| —| —| RV| RV| RV| 25| —| RV| RV| Not released
BCS| Not released| —| —| —| —| 25| —| —| —| Not released

## Roster

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2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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
G | `52` | Zac Epping |  Jr
G | `53` | Tommy Olson | Jr
OT | `58` | Ed Olson |  Sr
OL | `60` | Matt Leidner | Fr
OC | `62` | Zach Mottla |  Sr
OL | `63` | Jon Christenson |  So
G | `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

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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

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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)
* Ryan Maiuri (graduate assistant)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: November 19, 2012

## Game summaries

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### UNLV

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Rebels  | 6  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 23
Golden Gophers | 3  | 13  | 14  | 21 | 51

See also: 2013 UNLV Rebels football team

### New Mexico State

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Golden Gophers | 3  | 24  | 3  | 14 | 44
Aggies  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team

### Western Illinois

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Leathernecks  | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 12
Golden Gophers | 0  | 7  | 8  | 14 | 29

See also: 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

### San Jose State

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Spartans  | 0  | 17  | 0  | 7 | 24
Golden Gophers | 7  | 13  | 9  | 14 | 43

See also: 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team

### Iowa

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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

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Golden Gophers  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 3 | 13
#17 Wolverines | 7  | 7  | 14  | 14 | 42

See also: 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team and Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)

### Northwestern

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Golden Gophers | 0  | 7  | 7  | 6 | 20
Wildcats  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 10 | 17

See also: 2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

### Nebraska

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

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#21 Cornhuskers  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 23
Golden Gophers | 7  | 10  | 10  | 7 | 34

See also: 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

### Indiana

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Golden Gophers | 7  | 21  | 7  | 7 | 42
Hoosiers  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 19 | 39

See also: 2013 Indiana Hoosiers football team

### Penn State

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Nittany Lions  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10
Golden Gophers | 10  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 24

See also: 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Governor's Victory Bell

### Wisconsin

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#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

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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)

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Orange | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21
Golden Gophers  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 14 | 17

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

## Players Drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2014 NFL draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Club

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2 | 37 | Ra'Shede Hageman | DT | Atlanta Falcons
4 | 131 | Brock Vereen | FS | Chicago Bears

## References

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1. ^ Hartman, Sid (April 29, 2013). "Hartman: Solid Pitching Helps Twins Make Strides". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
2. ^ "2012 Minnesota Football Roster". University of Minnesota Athletic Department. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

## External links

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Media related to 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team at Wikimedia Commons

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