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 |
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| 4:00 pm | at No. 15 Hofstra* | No. 1 | | MTN | W 21–0 | 5,107 |
September 7 | 1:00 pm | Albany* | No. 1 | | 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 | | | W 38–31 | 14,047 |
October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Weber State | No. 1 | | 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 | | 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 | | MTN | L 21–30 | 17,142 |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | Montana State | No. 4 | | MTN | L 7–10 | 19,879 |
November 30 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Northwestern State | No. 9 | | MTN | W 45–14 | 15,758 |
December 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese State | No. 9 | | MTN | L 20–24 | 15,758 |
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Roster
2002 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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85
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Randyn Akiona
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Fr
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OT
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64
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Dylan Brown
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So
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QB
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5
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John Edwards
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Sr
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C
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65
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Garth Enger
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So
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OT
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74
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Beau Hart
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So
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OT
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72
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Dylan McFarland
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Jr
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QB
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16
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Brandon Neill
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Sr
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OT
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75
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Cory Procter
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So
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OT
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76
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Brad Rhoades
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Fr
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OT
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77
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Jon Skinner
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Jr
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WR
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81
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Rory Zikmund
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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FS
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4
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David DeCoite
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Jr
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DT
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90
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Curt Colter
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Sr
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DE
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97
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Herbert Fernandez
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Sr
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CB
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33
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Joel Rosenburg
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Sr
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DT
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99
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Alan Saenz
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So
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CB
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11
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Vernon Smith
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Jr
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SS
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3
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Trey Young
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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College Division / Division II | |
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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 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)
- Montana State (2024)
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National championships in bold |