2002 Montana Grizzlies football team

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]

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

2002 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 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	Head coach Joe Glenn Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

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