2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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

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.

Previous season

The Wildcats won their first bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl against California by defeating Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl 34–20.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Northwestern
Alma Mater
Pat Fitzgerald Head Coach 8 Northwestern (1996)
Mick McCall Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 4 Southern Colorado (1978)
Mike Hankwitz Defensive Coordinator 4 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:[1]

Schedule

August 319:30 PMat California*No. 22

ESPN2W 44–30 58,816 September 75:00 PMSyracuse*No. 19

BTNW 48–27 38,033 September 148:00 PMWestern Michigan*No. 17

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

BTNW 38–17 33,128 September 212:30 PMMaine*No. 18

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

BTNW 35–21 32,726 October 57:00 PMNo. 4 Ohio StatedaggerNo. 16

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

ABCL 30–40 47,330 October 122:30 PMat WisconsinNo. 19

ABC/ESPN2L 6–35 81,411 October 1911:00 AMMinnesota

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

ESPN2L 17–20 36,578 October 2611:00 AMat Iowa

BTNL 10–17 OT66,838 November 22:30 PMat Nebraska

BTNL 24–27 91,140 November 163:30 PMMichigan

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

BTNL 19–27 3OT47,330 November 2311:00 AMNo. 13 Michigan State

  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL

ESPNL 6–3040,013 November 302:30 PMat Illinois

BTNW 37–34 37,058

Template:CFB Schedule End[2]

Game notes

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.[3]

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

Nebraska

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

Michigan

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Wolverines 3 0 0 6738 27
Wildcats 3 3 3 0730 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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP22191718171619RV
Coaches22201616161518RV
HarrisNot releasedRVNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

References

  1. ^ "Coaches". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 Northwestern Football Schedule". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Ecker, Danny (September 29, 2013). "ESPN's 'College GameDay' Coming to Evanston for Lakefront Broadcast". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved September 30, 2013.