2001 Montana Grizzlies football team

2001 Montana Grizzlies football
2001 Montana Grizzlies football
NCAA Division I-AA champion; Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 13–6 vs. Furman
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	15–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (2nd season);
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	at Cal Poly*	No. 2	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	MTN	W 31–17	8,007
September 8	10:00 pm	vs. Hawaii*	No. 2	War Memorial Stadium Wailuku, HI	MTN	L 12–30	11,254
September 22	1:00 pm	Western Washington*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 30–0	18,398
September 29	1:00 pm	No. 15 Eastern Washington	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	MTN	W 29–26 ^2OT	19,198
October 6	7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 2	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	MTN	W 42–7	13,586
October 13	1:00 pm	Saint Mary's*	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 49–19	19,242
October 20	3:05 pm	at No. 18 Northern Arizona	No. 2	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	MTN	W 38–27	11,387
October 27	1:00 pm	Portland State	No. 2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 33–13	19,238
November 3	6:35 pm	at Idaho State	No. 1	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	MTN	W 32–28	9,242
November 10	12:00 pm	Weber State	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 38–23	17,062
November 17	12:00 pm	at Montana State	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	MTN	W 38–27	15,238
November 24	12:00 pm	Idaho*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	W 33–27 ^2OT	18,056
December 1	12:00 pm	Northwestern State*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	W 28–19	17,289
December 8	12:00 pm	No. 13 Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	MTN	W 49–24	18,125
December 15	12:00 pm	No. 6 Northern Iowa*	No. 1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	MTN	W 38–0	18,848
December 21	3:30 pm	vs. No. 3 Furman*	No. 1	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	ESPN	W 13–6	12,698	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

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

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
^ "Griz are kings again". The Montana Standard. December 22, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[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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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 NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions
1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky
1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State

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) Montana State (2024)
National championships in bold