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2001 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2001 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana – Missoula in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Joe Glenn and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.[1]

2001 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record15–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Montana $^   7 – 0     15 – 1  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Portland State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Montana State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Weber State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat Cal Poly*No. 2
MTNW 31–178,007
September 810:00 pmvs. Hawaii*No. 2
MTNL 12–3011,254
September 221:00 pmWestern Washington*No. 2
MTNW 30–018,398
September 291:00 pmNo. 15 Eastern WashingtonNo. 3
MTNW 29–26 2OT19,198
October 67:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 2
MTNW 42–713,586
October 131:00 pmSaint Mary's* No. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 49–1919,242
October 203:05 pmat No. 18 Northern ArizonaNo. 2
MTNW 38–2711,387
October 271:00 pmPortland StateNo. 2
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 33–1319,238
November 36:35 pmat Idaho StateNo. 1
MTNW 32–289,242
November 1012:00 pmWeber StateNo. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
MTNW 38–2317,062
November 1712:00 pmat Montana StateNo. 1
MTNW 38–2715,238
November 2412:00 pmIdaho*No. 1
MTNW 33–27 2OT18,056
December 112:00 pmNorthwestern State*No. 1
MTNW 28–1917,289
December 812:00 pmNo. 13 Sam Houston State*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
MTNW 49–2418,125
December 1512:00 pmNo. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 1
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
MTNW 38–018,848
December 213:30 pmvs. No. 3 Furman*No. 1
ESPNW 13–612,698[2]

Roster

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2001 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 John Edwards Jr
QB 16 Brandon Neill Jr
WR 17 Etu Molden Sr
RB 22 Yohance Humphery Sr
TE 44 John Fitzgerald Sr
OT 64 Dylan Brown Fr
C 65 Garth Enger Fr
OT 72 Dylan McFarland So
G 73 Thatcher Szalay Sr
OT 74 Beau Hart   Fr
OT 75 Cory Procter Fr
OT 76 Brad Rhoades Fr
OT 77 Jon Skinner So
WR 80 Brock Sunderland Jr
WR 81 Rory Zikmund Jr
WR 85 Randyn Akiona Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 3 Trey Young Jr
FS 4 David DeCoite So
CB 11 Vernon Smith So
CB 13 Calvin Coleman Sr
CB 33 Joel Rosenburg Jr
LB 53 Joel Robinson So
DT 90 Curt Colter Jr
DE 37 Ciche Pitcher Jr
DT 98 Jason Francis Sr
DT 99 Alan Saenz Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Griz are kings again". The Montana Standard. December 22, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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