2001 Montana Grizzlies football team

2001 Montana Grizzlies football

NCAA Division I-AA Champions Big Sky Conference Champions
NCAA Division I-AA Championship vs Furman, W 13–6
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#1
FCS Coaches	#1
2001 record	15–1 (7–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (2nd year)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Capacity: 18,845)

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
September 1	7:00 PM	at Cal Poly*	#2	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	MTN	W 31–17	8,007
September 8	10:00 PM	vs. Hawaii*	#2	War Memorial Stadium • Wailuku, HI	MTN	L 12–30	11,254
September 22	1:00 PM	Western Washington*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 30–0	18,398
September 29	1:00 PM	#15 Eastern Washington	#3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)	MTN	W 29–26 ^2OT	19,198
October 6	7:05 PM	at Sacramento State	#2	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	MTN	W 42–7	13,586
October 13	1:00 PM	Saint Mary's (CA)*	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 49–19	19,242
October 20	3:05 PM	at #18 Northern Arizona	#2	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	MTN	W 38–27	11,387
October 27	1:00 PM	Portland State	#2	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 33–13	19,238
November 3	6:35 PM	at Idaho State	#1	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	MTN	W 32–28	9,242
November 10	12:00 PM	Weber State	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 38–23	17,062
November 17	12:00 PM	at Montana State	#1	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	MTN	W 38–27	15,238
November 24	12:00 PM	Idaho*	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	MTN	W 33–27 ^2OT	18,056
2001 I-AA Playoffs
December 1	12:00 PM	Northwestern State*	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (First Round, Division I Championship)	MTN	W 28–19	17,289
December 8	12:00 PM	#13 Sam Houston State*	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	MTN	W 49–24	18,125
December 15	12:00 PM	#6 Northern Iowa*	#1	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	MTN	W 38–0	18,848
December 21	3:30 PM	vs. #3 Furman*	#1	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I Championship Game)	ESPN	W 13–6	12,698
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide

2001 Montana Grizzlies football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

Dylan McFarland Etu Molden Cory Procter Thatcher Szalay Head coach: Joe Glenn

Montana Grizzlies football

Venues	Naranche Stadium (alternate, 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Brawl of the Wild (Montana State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington)

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

National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho 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

2001 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Florida A&M Furman Georgia Southern Hofstra Lehigh Maine McNeese State Montana Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Northwestern State Sam Houston State Western Kentucky William & Mary

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

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