2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

2013 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall (7th season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:05 pm	Monmouth*	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	MTSN[1]/BSTV	W 42–24	21,007
September 7	6:00 pm	at SMU*	No. 3	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	L 30–31	10,107
September 14	1:05 pm	Colorado Mesa*	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 26–0	17,847
September 21	5:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 3	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	MTSN	L 38–52	9,433
September 28	1:35 pm	at North Dakota	No. 11	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MTSN/BSTV	W 63–20	8,899
October 5	2:35 pm	No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 8	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 36–7	21,027
October 19	5:05 pm	at Weber State	No. 5	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	RTNW	W 34–16	5,616
October 26	2:35 pm	UC Davis	No. 5	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 34–17	18,627
November 2	12:05 pm	at Northern Colorado	No. 5	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	RTNW	W 35–28	3,478
November 9	1:05 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 4	Roos Field Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 29–54	10,223
November 16	4:05 pm	Southern Utah	No. 8	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	L 14–22	18,187
November 23	12:05 pm	No. 5 Montana	No. 13	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	L 14–28	21,527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	2	3	3	3	11	8	7	5	5	5	4	8	13	16	20
Coaches	2	3	3	2	10	7	7	5	5	5	5	10	13	18	20

References

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