were led by second-year head coach Robin Pflugrad and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.

They then won two FCS playoff games, before being eliminated in the semifinals by Sam Houston State, thus ending their season with an overall 11–3 record.

[1] On July 26, 2013, Montana was sanctioned by the NCAA, which found that "boosters provided extra benefits to players.

[4] Much of the investigation centered on events surrounding the arrests of two Montana football players, cornerback Trumaine Johnson and backup quarterback Gerald Kemp, in October 2011.

Montana vacated five wins from the 2011 season in which Johnson and Kemp had played, including a win in the rivalry game against Montana State and two FCS playoff victories, vacating the school's participation in the FCS playoffs.