2013 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (7th season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^   8 – 0     12 – 3  
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 21 Southern Utah ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Cal Poly   5 – 3     6 – 6  
UC Davis   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Sacramento State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
North Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Weber State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rob Ash, Montana State compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:05 pmMonmouth*No. 2
MTSN[1]/BSTVW 42–2421,007
September 76:00 pmat SMU*No. 3
ESPN3L 30–3110,107
September 141:05 pmColorado Mesa*No. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 26–017,847
September 215:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin*No. 3
MTSNL 38–529,433
September 281:35 pmat North DakotaNo. 11
MTSN/BSTVW 63–208,899
October 52:35 pmNo. 15 Northern ArizonadaggerNo. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 36–721,027
October 195:05 pmat Weber StateNo. 5
RTNWW 34–165,616
October 262:35 pmUC DavisNo. 5
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 34–1718,627
November 212:05 pmat Northern ColoradoNo. 5
RTNWW 35–283,478
November 91:05 pmat No. 3 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
RTNWL 29–5410,223
November 164:05 pmSouthern UtahNo. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
MTSN/BSTVL 14–2218,187
November 2312:05 pmNo. 5 MontanaNo. 13
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
RTNWL 14–2821,527

Game summaries

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 0 7 14 24
#2 Bobcats 22 17 3 0 42

See also: 2013 Monmouth Hawks football team

@ SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bobcats 8 14 8 0 30
Mustangs 5 14 3 9 31

See also: 2013 SMU Mustangs football team

Colorado Mesa

1 2 3 4 Total
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0
#3 Bobcats 11 8 7 0 26

@ Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bobcats 9 15 6 8 38
Lumberjacks 17 14 0 21 52

See also: 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

@ North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bobcats 14 28 14 7 63
North Dakota 0 7 7 6 20

See also: 2013 University of North Dakota football team

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Lumberjacks 0 0 7 0 7
#8 Bobcats 7 9 20 0 36

See also: 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

@ Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bobcats 6 13 2 13 34
Wildcats 10 0 6 0 16

See also: 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 0 7 17
#5 Bobcats 7 14 6 7 34

See also: 2013 UC Davis Aggies football team

@ Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bobcats 14 7 6 8 35
Bears 7 7 0 14 28

See also: 2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bobcats 7 14 0 8 29
#3 Eagles 13 13 14 14 54

See also: 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 3 6 6 7 22
#8 Bobcats 0 0 0 14 14

See also: 2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Grizzlies 0 7 7 14 28
#13 Bobcats 7 0 0 7 14

See also: 2013 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network2333118755548131620
Coaches23321077555510131820

References

  1. ^ "Max Media of Montana". Max Media. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
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