2013 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

2013 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Pat Fitzgerald (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Captains
  • Kain Colter
  • Rashad Lawrence
  • Damien Proby
  • Tyler Scott
    Brandon Vitabile
Home stadiumRyan Field
2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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