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2013 University of North Dakota football team

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2013 University of North Dakota football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner
Defensive coordinatorJosh Kotelnicki (1st season)
Base defenseGreg Hardin
Home stadiumAlerus Center
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
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

The 2013 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. North Dakota the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in Big Sky play to place tenth.

On November 19, Mussman was fired. He posted a record of 31–36 in six seasons. On December 24, Southern Illinois defensive coordinator Kyle Schweigert was hired as the new North Dakota head coach.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmValparaiso*Midco SNW 69–109,269
September 76:00 pmNo. 6 South Dakota State*
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 28–3510,038
September 146:00 pmNo. 11 Montana*
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 17–559,726
September 282:30 pmNo. 11 Montana State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 20–638,899
October 53:00 pmat Idaho StateW 28–257,568
October 122:30 pmNo. 6 Eastern Washingtondagger
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 14–357,951
October 192:30 pmSacramento State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 7–316,634
October 263:00 pmat Portland StateL 10–145,120
November 26:00 pmat No. 14 Northern ArizonaFSAZ+L 27–484,895
November 91:00 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 24–215,984
November 166:00 pmat UC DavisL 18–345,688

Despite Montana also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game on September 14 was considered a non-conference game and has no effect on the Big Sky standings. [1][2]

Game summaries

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Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 10 0 10
North Dakota 21 14 14 20 69

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Jackrabbits 7 14 7 7 35
North Dakota 7 0 7 14 28

Montana

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

Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bobcats 14 28 14 7 63
North Dakota 0 7 7 6 20

@ Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 0 14 7 7 28
Bengals 0 7 3 15 25

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Eagles 0 14 14 7 35
North Dakota 3 3 8 0 14

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 10 7 7 31
North Dakota 0 0 7 0 7

@ Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 3 0 0 10
Vikings 0 0 0 14 14

@ Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 0 14 0 13 27
#14 Lumberjacks 7 21 6 14 48

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 14 0 21
North Dakota 0 6 10 8 24

@ UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 3 6 0 9 18
Aggies 3 15 0 16 34

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2013 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.