2013 Montana State Bobcats football team
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.
| 2013 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:05 PM | Monmouth* | No. 2 | MTSN[1]/BSTV | W 42–24 | 21,007 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | at SMU* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 10,107 | |
| September 14 | 1:05 PM | Colorado Mesa* | No. 3 |
| MTSN/BSTV | W 26–0 | 17,847 |
| September 21 | 5:00 PM | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 3 | MTSN | L 38–52 | 9,433 | |
| September 28 | 1:35 PM | at North Dakota | No. 11 | MTSN/BSTV | W 63–20 | 8,899 | |
| October 5 | 2:35 PM | No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 8 |
| MTSN/BSTV | W 36–7 | 21,027 |
| October 19 | 5:05 PM | at Weber State | No. 5 | RTNW | W 34–16 | 5,616 | |
| October 26 | 2:35 PM | UC Davis | No. 5 |
| MTSN/BSTV | W 34–17 | 18,627 |
| November 2 | 12:05 PM | at Northern Colorado | No. 5 | RTNW | W 35–28 | 3,478 | |
| November 9 | 1:05 PM | at No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 4 | RTNW | L 29–54 | 10,223 | |
| November 16 | 4:05 PM | Southern Utah | No. 8 |
| MTSN/BSTV | L 14–22 | 18,187 |
| November 23 | 12:05 PM | No. 5 Montana | No. 13 |
| RTNW | L 14–28 | 21,527 |
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Game summaries
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| #2 Bobcats | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| #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 | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #5 Bobcats | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–1 | 2012 | MSU, 48–41 |
@ Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #5 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 17–11–1 | 2012 | MSU, 41–16 |
@ Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #4 Bobcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| #3 Eagles | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–26 | 2012 | EWU, 27–24 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| #8 Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 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
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| 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.
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