2002 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

2002 Montana Grizzlies football

Big Sky co-champion

NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–20 vs. McNeese State

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 7
FCS Coaches| No. 7
Record| 11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Joe Glenn (3rd season)

Home stadium| Washington–Grizzly Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 7 Montana +^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 19 Montana State +^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
No. 18 Idaho State \+  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Eastern Washington |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northern Arizona |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Portland State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Sacramento State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 8  |
Weber State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana – Missoula in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

## Schedule

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

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August 29| 4:00 pm| at No. 15 Hofstra*| No. 1|

* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| MTN| W 21–0| 5,107
September 7| 1:00 pm| Albany*| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 45–7| 19,511
September 14| 1:00 pm| Northern Colorado*| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 31–14| 19,236
September 21| 1:00 pm| Idaho State| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 13–9| 19,689
October 5| 1:00 pm| at Idaho*| No. 1|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)

| | W 38–31| 14,047
October 12| 6:00 pm| at Weber State| No. 1|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| MTN| W 39–7| 13,383
October 19| 1:00 pm| Southern Utah*| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 68–45| 19,681
October 26| 7:00 pm| at No. 13 Portland State| No. 1|

* PGE Park
* Portland, OR

| MTN| W 24–21| 12,733
November 2| 12:00 pm| Northern Arizona| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 38–24| 19,276
November 9| 12:00 pm| Sacramento State| No. 1|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| MTN| W 31–24| 19,174
November 16| 3:00 pm| at Eastern Washington| No. 1|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA (Governors Cup)

| MTN| L 21–30| 17,142
November 23| 12:00 pm| Montana State| No. 4|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)

| MTN| L 7–10| 19,879
November 30| 12:00 pm| No. 13 Northwestern State| No. 9|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| MTN| W 45–14| 15,758
December 7| 7:00 pm| No. 1 McNeese State| No. 9|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| MTN| L 20–24| 15,758

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Roster

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2002 Montana Grizzlies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `85` | Randyn Akiona |  Fr
OT | `64` | Dylan Brown | So
QB | `5` | John Edwards | Sr
C | `65` | Garth Enger | So
OT | `74` | Beau Hart | So
OT | `72` | Dylan McFarland | Jr
QB | `16` | Brandon Neill | Sr
OT | `75` | Cory Procter | So
OT | `76` | Brad Rhoades |  Fr
OT | `77` | Jon Skinner | Jr
WR | `81` | Rory Zikmund | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FS | `4` | David DeCoite | Jr
DT | `90` | Curt Colter | Sr
DE | `97` | Herbert Fernandez | Sr
CB | `33` | Joel Rosenburg | Sr
DT | `99` | Alan Saenz | So
CB | `11` | Vernon Smith | Jr
SS | `3` | Trey Young | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Joe Glenn

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References

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1. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". gogriz.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

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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

Culture and lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1897
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* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Big Sky Conference football champions

College Division / Division II|

* Idaho State (1963)
* Montana State (1964)
* Weber State & Idaho (1965)
* Montana State (1966)
* Montana State (1967)
* Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
* Montana (1969)
* Montana (1970)
* Idaho (1971)
* Montana State (1972)
* Boise State (1973)
* Boise State (1974)
* Boise State (1975)
* Montana State (1976)
* Boise State (1977)

I-AA/FCS|

* Northern Arizona (1978)
* Montana State (1979)
* Boise State (1980)
* Idaho State (1981)
* Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
* Nevada (1983)
* Montana State (1984)
* Idaho (1985)
* Nevada (1986)
* Idaho (1987)
* Idaho (1988)
* Idaho (1989)
* Nevada (1990)
* Nevada (1991)
* Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
* Montana (1993)
* Boise State (1994)
* Montana (1995)
* Montana (1996)
* Eastern Washington (1997)
* Montana (1998)
* Montana (1999)
* Montana (2000)
* Montana (2001)
* Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
* Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
* Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
* Montana (2006)
* Montana (2007)
* Weber State & Montana (2008)
* Montana (2009)
* Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
* Montana State & Montana (2011)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
* Eastern Washington (2013)
* Eastern Washington (2014)
* Southern Utah (2015)
* Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
* Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
* Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
* Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
* Weber State (2020)
* Sacramento State (2021)
* Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
* Montana (2023)

National championships in bold

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2002 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Bethune-Cookman
* Eastern Illinois
* Fordham
* Furman
* Georgia Southern
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Montana State
* Murray State
* Northeastern
* Northwestern State
* Villanova
* Western Illinois
* Western Kentucky

Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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