2001 Montana Grizzlies football team

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Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1

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

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.

Schedule

September 17:00 PMat Cal Poly*No. 2

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

MTNW 31–178,007 September 810:00 PMvs. Hawaii*No. 2

• War Memorial Stadium
• Wailuku, HI

MTNL 12–3011,254 September 221:00 PMWestern Washington*No. 2

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT

MTNW 30–018,398 September 291:00 PMNo. 15 Eastern WashingtonNo. 3

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT (Governors Cup)

MTNW 29–26 ^2OT19,198 October 67:05 PMat Sacramento StateNo. 2

• Hornet Stadium
• Sacramento, CA

MTNW 42–713,586 October 131:00 PMSaint Mary's (CA)*No. 2

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT

MTNW 49–1919,242 October 203:05 PMat No. 18 Northern ArizonaNo. 2

• Walkup Skydome
• Flagstaff, AZ

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

• Holt Arena
• Pocatello, ID

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

• Bobcat Stadium
• Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)

MTNW 38–2715,238 November 2412:00 PMIdaho*No. 1

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT

MTNW 33–27 ^2OT18,056

|- ! colspan=8 | 2001 I-AA Playoffs

December 112:00 PMNorthwestern State*No. 1

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT (First Round, Division I Championship)

MTNW 28–1917,289 December 812:00 PMNo. 13 Sam Houston State*No. 1

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)

MTNW 49–2418,125 December 1512:00 PMNo. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 1

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT (Semifinals, Division I Championship)

MTNW 38–018,848 December 213:30 PMvs. No. 3 Furman*No. 1

• Finley Stadium
• Chattanooga, TN (Division I Championship Game)

ESPNW 13–612,698

Roster

2001 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 73 Thatcher Szalay Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Glenn Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt