American college football season
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 |
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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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 8 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| 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 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| MTSN/BSTV | L 14–22 | 18,187 |
November 23 | 12:05 pm | No. 5 Montana | No. 13 | - Bobcat Stadium
- Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
| RTNW | L 14–28 | 21,527 |
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Game summaries
Monmouth
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Hawks
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3
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0
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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
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17
|
14
|
0
|
21 |
52 |
@ North Dakota
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#11 Bobcats
|
14
|
28
|
14
|
7 |
63 |
North Dakota
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
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0
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
#5 Bobcats
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
7 |
34 |
@ Northern Colorado
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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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 |
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Coaches | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
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National championship seasons in bold |