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.

2013 Montana Grizzlies football
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs Coastal Carolina, L 35–42
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	10–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mick Delaney (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Scott Gragg (1st season) Kefense Hynson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	No. 12 Appalachian State*	No. 20	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTSN[1]/BSTV	W 30–6	26,293
September 14	4:00 pm	at North Dakota	No. 11	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MTSN/BSTV	W 55–17	9,726
September 21	1:00 pm	Oklahoma Pandhandle State*	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 47–14	25,014
September 28	6:00 pm	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	No. 7	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	RTNW	L 16–34	12,640
October 5	1:30 pm	Portland State	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	W 55–27	25,604
October 12	4:00 pm	at UC Davis	No. 11	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	MTSN/BSTV	W 42–7	7,368
October 19	1:30 pm	Cal Poly	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 21–14 OT	25,913
October 26	1:30 pm	No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	RTNW	L 37–42	26,082
November 2	1:00 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 12	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	MTSN/BSTV	W 51–48 OT	6,361
November 9	12:00 pm	at South Dakota*	No. 10	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	MTSN	W 31–27	6,567
November 16	12:00 pm	Weber State	No. 7	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTSN/BSTV	W 42–6	23,609
November 23	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Montana State	No. 5	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	W 28–14	21,527
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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

See also: 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

@ North Dakota

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

See also: 2013 University of North Dakota football team

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

See also: 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Portland State

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

See also: 2013 Portland State Vikings football team

@ UC Davis

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

See also: 2013 UC Davis Aggies football team

Cal Poly

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

See also: 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Eastern Washington

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

See also: 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and EWU–UM Governors Cup

@ Sacramento State

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

See also: 2013 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ South Dakota

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

See also: 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Weber State

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

See also: 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team

@ Montana State

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

See also: 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team and Brawl of the Wild

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

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Rankings

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

	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