# 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rob Ash, Montana State compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:05 pm | Monmouth* | No. 2 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 42–24 | 21,007 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | at SMU* | No. 3 | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 10,107 |
| September 14 | 1:05 pm | Colorado Mesa* | No. 3 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 26–0 | 17,847 |
| September 21 | 5:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 3 | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | MTSN | L 38–52 | 9,433 |
| September 28 | 1:35 pm | at North Dakota | No. 11 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MTSN/BSTV | W 63–20 | 8,899 |
| October 5 | 2:35 pm | No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 8 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 36–7 | 21,027 |
| October 19 | 5:05 pm | at Weber State | No. 5 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | RTNW | W 34–16 | 5,616 |
| October 26 | 2:35 pm | UC Davis | No. 5 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | MTSN/BSTV | W 34–17 | 18,627 |
| November 2 | 12:05 pm | at Northern Colorado | No. 5 | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | RTNW | W 35–28 | 3,478 |
| November 9 | 1:05 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 4 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | RTNW | L 29–54 | 10,223 |
| November 16 | 4:05 pm | Southern Utah | No. 8 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | MTSN/BSTV | L 14–22 | 18,187 |
| November 23 | 12:05 pm | No. 5 Montana | No. 13 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (rivalry) | RTNW | L 14–28 | 21,527 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 :
| | 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 | 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 |