2002 Montana Grizzlies football team

2002 Montana Grizzlies football
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

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

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

[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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v t e 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 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 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