2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

2013 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 20
2013 record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t	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 in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by seventh year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.

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 (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 14–28	21,527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game 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

@ SMU[]

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

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

@ North Dakota[]

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

Northern Arizona[]

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

@ Weber State[]

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

UC Davis[]

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

@ Northern Colorado[]

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

@ Eastern Washington[]

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

Southern Utah[]

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

Montana[]

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

Ranking movements[]

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	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

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