American college football season
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 * 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 (rivalry ) 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 BTN W 42–3944,625 November 9 11:00 am Penn State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) ESPN2 W 24–1048,123 November 23 2:30 pm No. 17 Wisconsin No. 23 TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry ) ESPN L 7–2053,090 November 30 11:00 am at No. 11 Michigan State BTN L 3–1471,418 December 27 5:00 pm vs. Syracuse * ESPN L 17–2132,327
Rankings
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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
References
External links
2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team at Wikimedia Commons
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