2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Texas Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	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 →

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.

2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Legends Division
No. 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
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

Before the season edit

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 edit

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 (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 edit

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

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
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
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)

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Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2012

Game summaries edit

UNLV edit

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

New Mexico State edit

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

Western Illinois edit

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

San Jose State edit

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

Iowa edit

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

Michigan edit

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

Northwestern edit

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

Nebraska edit

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 edit

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

Penn State edit

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

Wisconsin edit

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

Michigan State edit

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

Syracuse (Texas Bowl) edit

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

Players Drafted into the NFL edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	37	Ra'Shede Hageman	DT	Atlanta Falcons
4	131	Brock Vereen	FS	Chicago Bears

References edit

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

External links edit

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

[ST042913-1] 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.

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