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 →

2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

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.