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2013 Montana State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 42–24; lost at SMU 30–31; won vs. Colorado Mesa 26–0; lost at Stephen F. Austin 38–52; won at North Dakota 63–20; won vs. Northern Arizona 36–7; won at Weber State 34–16; won vs. UC Davis 34–17; won at Northern Colorado 35–28; lost at Eastern Washington 29–54; lost vs. Southern Utah 14–22; lost vs. Montana 14–28+43−25Won 42–24 vs. Monmouth+18MonmouthLost 30–31 at SMU-1SMUWon 26–0 vs. Colorado Mesa+26Colorado MesaLost 38–52 at Stephen F. Austin-14Stephen F. Aust…Won 63–20 at North Dakota+43North DakotaWon 36–7 vs. Northern Arizona+29Northern ArizonaWon 34–16 at Weber State+18Weber StateWon 34–17 vs. UC Davis+17UC DavisWon 35–28 at Northern Colorado+7Northern Colora…Lost 29–54 at Eastern Washington-25Eastern Washing…Lost 14–22 vs. Southern Utah-8Southern UtahLost 14–28 vs. Montana-14Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsMonmouthW 42–⁠2473%
Sep 7atSMUL 30–⁠3130%
Sep 14vsColorado MesaW 26–⁠082%
Sep 21atStephen F. AustinL 38–⁠5258%
Sep 28atNorth DakotaW 63–⁠2057%
Oct 5vsNorthern ArizonaW 36–⁠766%
Oct 19atWeber StateW 34–⁠1675%
Oct 26vsUC DavisW 34–⁠1780%
Nov 2atNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠2885%
Nov 9atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠5442%
Nov 16vsSouthern UtahL 14–⁠2272%
Nov 23vsMontanaL 14–⁠2848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
395–⁠299
Coach
—
Elo
1382 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.6 No. 37 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Marshall

2013 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠010–⁠3
Northern Arizona8–⁠19–⁠3
Montana7–⁠210–⁠2
Southern Utah6–⁠38–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠36–⁠6
UC Davis5–⁠55–⁠7
Portland State4–⁠56–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠55–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠73–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State1–⁠72–⁠10
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.