2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his eighth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference.

2013 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Captains
  • Kain Colter[1]
  • Rashad Lawrence
  • Damien Proby
  • Tyler Scott
    Brandon Vitabile
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Northwestern
Alma mater
Pat Fitzgerald Head coach 8 Northwestern (1996)
Mick McCall Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 6 Southern Colorado (1978)
Mike Hankwitz Defensive coordinator 6 Michigan (1970)
Randy Bates Linebackers 7 Ohio State (1983)
Jerry Brown Defensive Backs/Assistant head coach 20 Northwestern (1972)
Adam Cushing Offensive line 3 Chicago (2002)
Bob Heffner Superbacks 4 Temple (1979)
Marty Long Defensive line 4 The Citadel (1986)
Matt MacPherson Running backs/recruiting coordinator 7 DePauw (1993)
Dennis Springer Wide receivers 2 Butler (1993)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 319:30 pmat California*No. 22ESPN2W 44–3058,816
September 75:00 pmSyracuse*No. 19BTNW 48–2738,033
September 148:00 pmWestern Michigan*No. 17
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 38–1733,128
September 212:30 pmMaine*No. 18
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 35–2132,726
October 57:00 pmNo. 4 Ohio State No. 16
ABCL 30–4047,330
October 122:30 pmat WisconsinNo. 19ABC/ESPN2L 6–3581,411
October 1911:00 amMinnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2L 17–2036,578
October 2611:00 amat IowaBTNL 10–17 OT66,838
November 22:30 pmat NebraskaBTNL 24–2791,140
November 163:30 pmMichigan
BTNL 19–27 3OT47,330
November 2311:00 amNo. 13 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPNL 6–3040,013
November 302:30 pmat IllinoisBTNW 37–3437,058
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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California

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1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Wildcats 7 10 10 17 44
Golden Bears 7 3 14 6 30

Syracuse

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 7 6 14 27
#19 Wildcats 10 24 0 14 48

Western Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 7 7 0 17
#17 Wildcats 0 24 7 7 38

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 0 7 14 21
#18 Wildcats 7 7 7 14 35

Ohio State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Buckeyes 10 3 7 20 40
#16 Wildcats 7 13 3 7 30

For the first time since November 11, 1995, ESPN's College GameDay was broadcast from Evanston prior to the game.[4]

Wisconsin

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Wildcats 3 3 0 0 6
Badgers 7 14 7 7 35

Minnesota

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

Iowa

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 30 10
Hawkeyes 7 3 0 07 17

Nebraska

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 0 3 24
Cornhuskers 7 7 7 6 27

Michigan

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Wolverines 3 0 0 6738 27
Wildcats 3 3 3 0730 19

Michigan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Spartans 0 14 9 7 30
Wildcats 3 3 0 0 6

Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 10 3 14 37
Fighting Illini 0 17 10 7 34

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP22191718171619RV
Coaches22201616161518RV
HarrisNot releasedRVNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2018. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Coaches". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Northwestern Football Schedule". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Ecker, Danny (September 29, 2013). "ESPN's 'College GameDay' Coming to Evanston for Lakefront Broadcast". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved September 30, 2013.