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