2013 University of North Dakota football team

2013 University of North Dakota football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2013 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Mussman (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Schleusner
Defensive coordinator	Josh Kotelnicki
Home stadium	Alerus Center (Capacity: 13,500)

2013 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington $^		8	–	0		12	–	3
#15 Northern Arizona ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#8 Montana ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#21 Southern Utah ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
#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 FCS Poll

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

On November 19th, head coach Chris 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
August 29	7:00 PM	Valparaiso*	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 69–10	9,269
September 7	6:00 PM	#6 South Dakota State*	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 28–35	10,038
September 14	6:00 PM	#11 Montana*	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 17–55	9,726
Conference Schedule
September 28	2:30 PM	#11 Montana State	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 20–63	8,899
October 5	3:00 PM	at Idaho State	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID		W 28–25	7,568
October 12	2:30 PM	#6 Eastern Washington	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 14–35	7,951
October 19	2:30 PM	Sacramento State	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND		L 7–31	6,634
October 26	3:00 PM	at Portland State	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR		L 10–14	5,120
November 2	6:00 PM	at #14 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	L 27–48	4,895
November 9	1:00 PM	Northern Colorado	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 24–21	5,984
November 16	6:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA		L 18–34	5,688
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana on September 14 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Game notes

Valparaiso

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1920	VALPO, 20–10

South Dakota State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–33–5	2010	SDSU, 21–0

Montana

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11–1	2012	UND, 40–34

Montana State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–16–1	2012	MSU, 55–10

@ Idaho State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2008	UND, 38–35

Eastern Washington

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2012	EWU, 55–17

Sacramento State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2012	UND, 35–13

@ Portland State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2012	UND, 45–37

@ Northern Arizona

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2012	NAU, 45–38

Northern Colorado

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–12	2012	UNC, 28–27

@ UC Davis

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	UND, 14–7

References

North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Venues	Memorial Stadium (1927–2000) Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Nickel Trophy (North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (South Dakota)

Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Pride of the North

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 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 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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