# 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.
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 CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 69–10 | 9,269 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 South Dakota State* | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | L 28–35 | 10,038 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 Montana* | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | L 17–55 | 9,726 |
| September 28 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Montana State | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | L 20–63 | 8,899 |
| October 5 | 3:00 pm | at Idaho State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | | W 28–25 | 7,568 |
| October 12 | 2:30 pm | No. 6 Eastern Washington | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | L 14–35 | 7,951 |
| October 19 | 2:30 pm | Sacramento State | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | | L 7–31 | 6,634 |
| October 26 | 3:00 pm | at Portland State | Jeld-Wen FieldPortland, OR | | L 10–14 | 5,120 |
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Northern Arizona | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | FSAZ+ | L 27–48 | 4,895 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Northern Colorado | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 24–21 | 5,984 |
| November 16 | 6:00 pm | at UC Davis | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA | | L 18–34 | 5,688 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### South Dakota State

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

### Montana

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

### Montana State

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

### @ Idaho State

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

### Eastern Washington

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

### Sacramento State

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

### @ Portland State

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

### @ Northern Arizona

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

### Northern Colorado

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

### @ UC Davis

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