2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

2013 Montana State Bobcats football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#20
FCS Coaches	#20
2013 record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)

2013 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington $^		8	–	0		12	–	3
#15 Northern Arizona ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#8 Montana ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#21 Southern Utah ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
#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 FCS 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
Non-Conference Schedule
August 29	7:05 PM	Monmouth*	#2	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	MTSN^[1]/BSTV	W 42–24	21,007
September 7	6:00 PM	at SMU*	#3	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN3	L 30–31	10,107
September 14	1:05 PM	Colorado Mesa*	#3	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 26–0	17,847
September 21	5:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin*	#3	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	MTSN	L 38–52	9,433
Conference Schedule
September 28	1:35 PM	at North Dakota	#11	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	MTSN/BSTV	W 63–20	8,899
October 5	2:35 PM	#15 Northern Arizona	#8	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 36–7	21,027
October 19	5:05 PM	at Weber State	#5	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	RTNW	W 34–16	5,616
October 26	2:35 PM	UC Davis	#5	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 34–17	18,627
November 2	12:05 PM	at Northern Colorado	#5	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	RTNW	W 35–28	3,478
November 9	1:05 PM	at #3 Eastern Washington	#4	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 29–54	10,223
November 16	4:05 PM	Southern Utah	#8	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	MTSN/BSTV	L 14–22	18,187
November 23	12:05 PM	#5 Montana	#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. 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ SMU

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Colorado Mesa

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1992	MSU, 43–0

@ Stephen F. Austin

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2012	MSU, 43–35

@ North Dakota

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

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

Northern Arizona

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–25	2011	MSU, 41–24

@ Weber State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–20–1	2011	MSU, 44–24

UC Davis

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2012	MSU, 48–41

@ Northern Colorado

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–11–1	2012	MSU, 41–16

@ Eastern Washington

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–26	2012	EWU, 27–24

Southern Utah

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	MSU, 24–17

Montana

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–70–5	2012	MSU, 16–7

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

References

↑ "Max Media of Montana". Max Media. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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