2013 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

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 coordinator| Scott Gragg (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Kefense Hynson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadium| Washington–Grizzly Stadium

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings

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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

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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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[edit]

### Appalachian State[edit]

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#12 Mountaineers  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 6
#20 Grizzlies | 0  | 16  | 0  | 14 | 30

See also: 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

### @ North Dakota[edit]

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#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[edit]

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Aggies  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 14
#9 Grizzlies | 31  | 7  | 9  | 0 | 47

### @ Northern Arizona[edit]

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#7 Grizzlies  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 13 | 16
#24 Lumberjacks | 14  | 7  | 7  | 6 | 34

See also: 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

### Portland State[edit]

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Vikings  | 13  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 27
#10 Grizzlies | 21  | 14  | 10  | 10 | 55

See also: 2013 Portland State Vikings football team

### @ UC Davis[edit]

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#11 Grizzlies | 14  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 42
Aggies  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

See also: 2013 UC Davis Aggies football team

### Cal Poly[edit]

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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[edit]

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#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[edit]

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#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[edit]

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#10 Grizzlies | 10  | 7  | 0  | 14 | 31
Coyotes  | 14  | 10  | 0  | 3 | 27

See also: 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### Weber State[edit]

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Wildcats  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 6
#7 Grizzlies | 7  | 7  | 14  | 14 | 42

See also: 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team

### @ Montana State[edit]

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#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[edit]

### Second Round–Coastal Carolina[edit]

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#11 Chanticleers | 14  | 21  | 7  | 0 | 42
#4 Grizzlies  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 35

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

## Rankings[edit]

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
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[edit]

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

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* Monte
* "Up With Montana"
* University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band

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* Head coaches
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2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Butler
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
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* Jacksonville State
* Lafayette
* Maine
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