2002 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2002 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–6 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for the Big Sky championship with Montana and Idaho State. Montana State lost to McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and ranked No. 19 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.^[1]

2002 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–21 vs. McNeese State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
Record	7–6 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat 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	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31		Saint Mary's*	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	8,657
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 19	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 13–30	7,341
September 14		Adams State*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–6
September 21		at Washington State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 28–45	23,713
October 5		No. 14 D-II Central Washington*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 16–31
October 12		at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 14–18
October 19		Weber State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 44–10
October 26		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–20
November 2		at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–30
November 9		Eastern Washington		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 25–14
November 16		No. 21 Portland State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 28–26
November 23		at No. 4 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 10–7
November 30		at No. 2 McNeese State*	No. 24	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time