2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2013 Big Ten football standings
	Legends Division
	Leaders Division
	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

Northwestern Wildcats football
2013 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference; Legends Division
2013 record	5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Fitzgerald
Offensive coordinator	Mick McCall
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Ryan Field; (Capacity: 47,130)
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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.

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)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	9:30 PM	at California*	#22	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ESPN2	W 44–30	58,816
September 7	5:00 PM	Syracuse*	#19	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 48–27	38,033
September 14	8:00 PM	Western Michigan*	#17	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 38–17	33,128
September 21	2:30 PM	Maine*	#18	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 35–21	32,726
October 5	7:00 PM	#4 Ohio State	#16	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	L 30–40	47,330
October 12	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin	#19	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 6–35	81,411
October 19	11:00 AM	Minnesota		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 17–20	36,578
October 26	11:00 AM	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 10–17 ^OT	66,838
November 2	2:30 PM	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 24–27	91,140
November 16	3:30 PM	Michigan		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 19–27 ^3OT	47,330
November 23	11:00 AM	#13 Michigan State		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 6–30	40,013
November 30	2:30 PM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Battle for the Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	W 37–34	37,058
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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	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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	22	19	17	18	17	16	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	22	20	16	16	16	15	18	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released							RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

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2013 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Legends Division
#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
#12 Ohio State x%		8	–	0		12	–	2
#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