2002 Montana Grizzlies football team

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The 2002 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Glenn, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 11–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky co-champion. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeated Northwestern State in the first round and lost to McNeese State in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Headcoach
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2002 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record11–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
 2001
2003 
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2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Montana +^ 52  113 
No. 19 Montana State +^ 52  76 
No. 18 Idaho State + 52  83 
Eastern Washington 34  65 
Northern Arizona 34  65 
Portland State 34  65 
Sacramento State 34  58 
Weber State 16  38 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 294:00 pmat No. 15 Hofstra*No. 1MTNW 21–05,107[1]
September 71:00 pmAlbany*No. 1MTNW 45–719,511[2]
September 141:00 pmNorthern Colorado*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 31–1419,236[3]
September 211:00 pmIdaho StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 13–919,689[4]
October 51:00 pmat Idaho*No. 1W 38–3114,047[5]
October 126:00 pmat Weber StateNo. 1MTNW 39–713,383[6]
October 191:00 pmSouthern Utah*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 68–4519,681[7]
October 267:00 pmat No. 13 Portland StateNo. 1MTNW 24–2112,733[8]
November 212:00 pmNorthern ArizonaNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 38–2419,276[9]
November 912:00 pmSacramento StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 31–2419,174[10]
November 163:00 pmat Eastern WashingtonNo. 1MTNL 21–3017,142[11]
November 2312:00 pmMontana StateNo. 4
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
MTNL 7–1019,879[12]
November 3012:00 pmNo. 13 Northwestern State*No. 9
MTNW 45–1415,758[13]
December 77:00 pmNo. 1 McNeese State*No. 9
MTNL 20–2415,758[14]
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Roster

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2002 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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