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2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2013
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
image	Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big Ten Conference
division	Legends Division
short_conf	Big Ten
record	8–5
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Jerry Kill
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Matt Limegrover
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Multiple
def_coach	Tracy Claeys
dc_year	3rd
captain	Josh Campion, Aaron Hill, Brock Vereen, Ra'Shede Hageman
stadium	TCF Bank Stadium
bowl	[Texas Bowl](2013-texas-bowl)
bowl_result	L 17–21 vs. [Syracuse](2013-syracuse-orange-football-team)

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

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Rankings

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.

Game summaries

UNLV

New Mexico State

Western Illinois

San Jose State

Iowa

Michigan

Northwestern

Nebraska

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

Indiana

Penn State

Wisconsin

Michigan State

Syracuse ([[2013 Texas Bowl|Texas Bowl]])

Roster

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)

Players drafted into the NFL

4	131	Brock Vereen	FS	Chicago Bears

References

Hartman, Sid. (April 29, 2013). "Hartman: Solid Pitching Helps Twins Make Strides". [[Star Tribune]].
"2012 Minnesota Football Roster". University of Minnesota Athletic Department.

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