2013 University of North Dakota football team

The 2013 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. North Dakota the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in Big Sky play to place tenth.

2013 University of North Dakota football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2013 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Mussman (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Schleusner
Defensive coordinator	Josh Kotelnicki (1st season)
Base defense	Greg Hardin
Home stadium	Alerus Center (Capacity: 13,500)

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

On November 19, Mussman was fired. He posted a record of 31–36 in six seasons. On December 24, Southern Illinois defensive coordinator Kyle Schweigert was hired as the new North Dakota head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	Valparaiso*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 69–10	9,269
September 7	6:00 PM	No. 6 South Dakota State*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 28–35	10,038
September 14	6:00 PM	No. 11 Montana*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 17–55	9,726
September 28	2:30 PM	No. 11 Montana State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 20–63	8,899
October 5	3:00 PM	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 28–25	7,568
October 12	2:30 PM	No. 6 Eastern Washington	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 14–35	7,951
October 19	2:30 PM	Sacramento State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND		L 7–31	6,634
October 26	3:00 PM	at Portland State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR		L 10–14	5,120
November 2	6:00 PM	at No. 14 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	L 27–48	4,895
November 9	1:00 PM	Northern Colorado	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 24–21	5,984
November 16	6:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA		L 18–34	5,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Despite Montana also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game on September 14 was considered a non-conference game and has no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	10	0	10
North Dakota	21	14	14	20	69

See also: 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1920	VALPO, 20–10

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Jackrabbits	7	14	7	7	35
North Dakota	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–33–5	2010	SDSU, 21–0

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Grizzlies	20	13	14	8	55
North Dakota	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2013 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11–1	2012	UND, 40–34

Montana State

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

See also: 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–16–1	2012	MSU, 55–10

@ Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	0	14	7	7	28
Bengals	0	7	3	15	25

See also: 2013 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2008	UND, 38–35

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Eagles	0	14	14	7	35
North Dakota	3	3	8	0	14

See also: 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2012	EWU, 55–17

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	7	31
North Dakota	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2013 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2012	UND, 35–13

@ Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	7	3	0	0	10
Vikings	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2013 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2012	UND, 45–37

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	0	14	0	13	27
#14 Lumberjacks	7	21	6	14	48

See also: 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2012	NAU, 45–38

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	14	0	21
North Dakota	0	6	10	8	24

See also: 2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–12	2012	UNC, 28–27

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	3	6	0	9	18
Aggies	3	15	0	16	34

See also: 2013 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	UND, 14–7

References