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.

2013 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
2013 record10–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coachMick Delaney (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScott Gragg (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKefense Hynson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
(Capacity: 25,217)
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 PMNo. 12 Appalachian State*No. 20
MTSN[1]/BSTVW 30–626,293
September 144:00 PMat North DakotaNo. 11
MTSN/BSTVW 55–179,726
September 211:00 PMOklahoma Pandhandle State*No. 9
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 47–1425,014
September 286:00 PMat No. 24 Northern ArizonaNo. 7
RTNWL 16–3412,640
October 51:30 PMPortland StateNo. 10
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
RTNWW 55–2725,604
October 124:00 PMat UC DavisNo. 11
MTSN/BSTVW 42–77,368
October 191:30 PMCal PolyNo. 10
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 21–14 OT25,913
October 261:30 PMNo. 3 Eastern WashingtonNo. 10
RTNWL 37–4226,082
November 21:00 PMat Sacramento StateNo. 12
MTSN/BSTVW 51–48 OT6,361
November 912:00 PMat South Dakota*No. 10
MTSNW 31–276,567
November 1612:00 PMWeber StateNo. 7
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTSN/BSTVW 42–623,609
November 2312:00 PMat No. 13 Montana StateNo. 5
RTNWW 28–1421,527
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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 summaries

Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Mountaineers 0 3 3 0 6
#20 Grizzlies 0 16 0 14 30
See also: 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
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
See also: 2013 University of North Dakota football team
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
See also: 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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
See also: 2013 Portland State Vikings football team
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
See also: 2013 UC Davis Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2009 MONT, 17–10

Cal Poly
1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 7 7 0 00 14
#10 Grizzlies 7 0 0 77 21
See also: 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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
See also: 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–12–1 2012 EWU, 32–26

@ Sacramento State
1 2 3 4OT Total
#12 Grizzlies 3 14 21 76 51
Hornets 3 14 7 213 48
See also: 2013 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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
See also: 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team
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
See also: 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team
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
See also: 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild
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
See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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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References
  1. "Max Media of Montana". Max Media. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
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