American college football season
2013 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Division | Legends Division |
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Record | 5–7 (1–7 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Pat Fitzgerald (8th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mick McCall (6th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (6th season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Captains | - Kain Colter[1]
- Rashad Lawrence
- Damien Proby
- Tyler Scott
Brandon Vitabile |
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Home stadium | Ryan Field |
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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.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 9:30 pm | at California* | No. 22 | | ESPN2 | W 44–30 | 58,816 |
September 7 | 5:00 pm | Syracuse* | No. 19 | | BTN | W 48–27 | 38,033 |
September 14 | 8:00 pm | Western Michigan* | No. 17 | | BTN | W 38–17 | 33,128 |
September 21 | 2:30 pm | Maine* | No. 18 | | BTN | W 35–21 | 32,726 |
October 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 16 | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL (College GameDay)
| ABC | L 30–40 | 47,330 |
October 12 | 2:30 pm | at Wisconsin | No. 19 | | ABC/ESPN2 | L 6–35 | 81,411 |
October 19 | 11:00 am | Minnesota | | | ESPN2 | L 17–20 | 36,578 |
October 26 | 11:00 am | at Iowa | | | BTN | L 10–17 OT | 66,838 |
November 2 | 2:30 pm | at Nebraska | | | BTN | L 24–27 | 91,140 |
November 16 | 3:30 pm | Michigan | | | BTN | L 19–27 3OT | 47,330 |
November 23 | 11:00 am | No. 13 Michigan State | | | ESPN | L 6–30 | 40,013 |
November 30 | 2:30 pm | at Illinois | | | BTN | W 37–34 | 37,058 |
- *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
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
#19 Wildcats | 10 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#17 Wildcats | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
#18 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Ohio State
| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19 Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Hawkeyes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
Wolverines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Spartans | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Harris | Not released | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2018. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Coaches". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Northwestern Football Schedule". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Ecker, Danny (September 29, 2013). "ESPN's 'College GameDay' Coming to Evanston for Lakefront Broadcast". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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