# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | No. 12 Appalachian State* | No. 20 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 30–6 | 26,293 |
| September 14 | 4:00 pm | at North Dakota | No. 11 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MTSN/BSTV | W 55–17 | 9,726 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma Pandhandle State* | No. 9 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 47–14 | 25,014 |
| September 28 | 6:00 pm | at No. 24 Northern Arizona | No. 7 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | RTNW | L 16–34 | 12,640 |
| October 5 | 1:30 pm | Portland State | No. 10 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | RTNW | W 55–27 | 25,604 |
| October 12 | 4:00 pm | at UC Davis | No. 11 | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA | MTSN/BSTV | W 42–7 | 7,368 |
| October 19 | 1:30 pm | Cal Poly | No. 10 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 21–14 $^{OT}$ | 25,913 |
| October 26 | 1:30 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 10 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (Governors Cup) | RTNW | L 37–42 | 26,082 |
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 12 | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | MTSN/BSTV | W 51–48 $^{OT}$ | 6,361 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at South Dakota* | No. 10 | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | MTSN | W 31–27 | 6,567 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | Weber State | No. 7 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 42–6 | 23,609 |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Montana State | No. 5 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild) | RTNW | W 28–14 | 21,527 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network 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 |

### @ North Dakota

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

### Oklahoma Panhandle State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #9 Grizzlies | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 47 |

### @ Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| #24 Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| #10 Grizzlies | 21 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 |

### @ UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #10 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| #10 Grizzlies | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 37 |

### @ Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #12 Grizzlies | 3 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| Hornets | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 48 |

### @ South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Grizzlies | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Coyotes | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| #7 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### @ Montana State

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

## 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 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |