2013 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 2013 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Mick Delaney and played their home games on campus at Washington–Grizzly Stadium. Montana participated as a member of the Big Sky Conference, of which they are a charter member. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Coastal Carolina.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
7:00 PM |
No. 12 Appalachian State* |
No. 20 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
MTSN[1]/BSTV |
W 30–6 |
26,293 |
September 14 |
4:00 PM |
at North Dakota |
No. 11 |
Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 55–17 |
9,726 |
September 21 |
1:00 PM |
Oklahoma Pandhandle State* |
No. 9 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 47–14 |
25,014 |
September 28 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 24 Northern Arizona |
No. 7 |
Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
RTNW |
L 16–34 |
12,640 |
October 5 |
1:30 PM |
Portland State |
No. 10 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
RTNW |
W 55–27 |
25,604 |
October 12 |
4:00 PM |
at UC Davis |
No. 11 |
Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 42–7 |
7,368 |
October 19 |
1:30 PM |
Cal Poly |
No. 10 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 21–14 OT |
25,913 |
October 26 |
1:30 PM |
No. 3 Eastern Washington |
No. 10 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Governors Cup) |
RTNW |
L 37–42 |
26,082 |
November 2 |
1:00 PM |
at Sacramento State |
No. 12 |
Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 51–48 OT |
6,361 |
November 9 |
12:00 PM |
at South Dakota* |
No. 10 |
DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD |
MTSN |
W 31–27 |
6,567 |
November 16 |
12:00 PM |
Weber State |
No. 7 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
MTSN/BSTV |
W 42–6 |
23,609 |
November 23 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 13 Montana State |
No. 5 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild) |
RTNW |
W 28–14 |
21,527 |
2013 FCS Playoffs |
December 7 |
12:00 PM |
No. 11 Coastal Carolina* |
No. 4 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 35–42 |
17,345 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with North Dakota on September 14 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.
Game notes
Appalachian State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Mountaineers |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
#20 Grizzlies |
0 |
16 |
0 |
14 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2012 |
ASU, 35–27 |
@ North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#11 Grizzlies |
20 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
55 |
North Dakota |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–8–1 |
2012 |
UND, 40–34 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
#9 Grizzlies |
31 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
47 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Northern Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Grizzlies |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
#24 Lumberjacks |
14 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
34–12 |
2012 |
NAU, 41–31 |
Portland State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
13 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
#10 Grizzlies |
21 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
28–11 |
2011 |
MONT, 30–24 |
@ UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#11 Grizzlies |
14 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
42 |
Aggies |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2009 |
MONT, 17–10 |
Cal Poly
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
Mustangs |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
14 |
#10 Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 | 7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–2 |
2011 |
MONT, 37–23 |
Eastern Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles |
7 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
#10 Grizzlies |
3 |
14 |
0 |
20 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
26–12–1 |
2012 |
EWU, 32–26 |
@ Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
#12 Grizzlies |
3 |
14 |
21 |
7 | 6 |
51 |
Hornets |
3 |
14 |
7 |
21 | 3 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–1 |
2011 |
SAC, 42–28 |
@ South Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Grizzlies |
10 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
Coyotes |
14 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–6 |
2011 |
MONT, 35–24 |
Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
#7 Grizzlies |
7 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
39–13 |
2012 |
MONT, 24–21 |
@ Montana State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Grizzlies |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
#13 Bobcats |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
70–37–5 |
2012 |
MSU, 16–7 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Coastal Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#11 Chanticleers |
14 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
42 |
#4 Grizzlies |
14 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
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 |
Final |
Sports Network |
20 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
Coaches |
22 |
18 |
15 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
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