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2013 Minnesota

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Jerry Kill.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2013, game by game: won vs. UNLV 51–23; won at New Mexico State 44–21; won vs. Western Illinois 29–12; won vs. San José State 43–24; lost vs. Iowa 7–23; lost at No. 19 Michigan 13–42; won at Northwestern 20–17; won vs. No. 25 Nebraska 34–23; won at Indiana 42–39; won vs. Penn State 24–10; lost vs. No. 16 Wisconsin 7–20; lost at No. 11 Michigan State 3–14; lost vs. Syracuse 17–21+28−29Won 51–23 vs. UNLV+28UNLVWon 44–21 at New Mexico State+23New Mexico StateWon 29–12 vs. Western Illinois+17Western IllinoisWon 43–24 vs. San José State+19San José StateLost 7–23 vs. Iowa-16IowaLost 13–42 at No. 19 Michigan-29No. 19 MichiganWon 20–17 at Northwestern+3NorthwesternWon 34–23 vs. No. 25 Nebraska+11No. 25 NebraskaWon 42–39 at Indiana+3IndianaWon 24–10 vs. Penn State+14Penn StateLost 7–20 vs. No. 16 Wisconsin-13No. 16 WisconsinLost 3–14 at No. 11 Michigan State-11No. 11 Michigan StateLost 17–21 vs. Syracuse-4Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsUNLVW 51–⁠2373%
Sep 7atNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠2167%
Sep 14vsWestern IllinoisW 29–⁠1285%
Sep 21vsSan José StateW 43–⁠2449%
Sep 28vsIowaL 7–⁠2359%
Oct 5at19MichiganL 13–⁠4223%
Oct 19atNorthwesternW 20–⁠1728%
Oct 26vs25NebraskaW 34–⁠2341%
Nov 2atIndianaW 42–⁠3952%
Nov 9vsPenn StateW 24–⁠1051%
Nov 23vs16WisconsinL 7–⁠2037%
Nov 30at11Michigan StateL 3–⁠1420%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsSyracuseTexas BowlL 17–⁠2148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 21–⁠17 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
334–⁠289
Coach
Jerry Kill
Elo
1530 +74 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 64 of 125; offense No. 84, defense No. 53, special teams No. 11
SRS
3.5 No. 55 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 67
Offensive coordinator
Matt Limegrover
Defensive coordinator
Tracy Claeys
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 125
  • Defense66th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.0459th of 125
Defense0.0844%0.9266th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.09 def		41% off
44% def		—58th off
69th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.4own 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPhilip Nelson QB1,306 yds
Passing touchdownsPhilip Nelson QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Cobb RB1,202 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Cobb RB7 TD
Receiving yardsMaxx Williams TE417 yds
Receiving touchdownsDerrick Engel WR5 TD
InterceptionsAaron Hill LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

De’Niro Laster WR★★★No. 838
Nate Wozniak TE★★★No. 927
Alex Mayes OT★★★No. 1004
Drew Wolitarsky WR★★★No. 1059
Chris Wipson OLB★★★No. 1313

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.790
Receivers52.80.824
Offensive line32.30.792
Defensive line23.00.815
Linebackers13.00.826
Defensive backs23.00.809
Athletes and specialists32.70.794
Whole class182.70.807

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 2Ra’Shede Hageman DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Brock Vereen SChicago Bears

Roster 122

The 2013 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State8–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠422
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.