2013 Montana Grizzlies football team

2013 Montana Grizzlies football
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

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^	8	–	0	12	–	3
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 8 ^	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

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 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

@ 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
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

References

^ "Max Media of Montana". Max Media. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
^ Official Schedule

[1] "Max Media of Montana". Max Media. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[2] Official Schedule

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Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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