2002 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 2002 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–21 at McNeese State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 19 |
| Record | 7–6 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Montana +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Idaho State + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–6 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for the Big Sky championship with Montana and Idaho State. Montana State lost to McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and ranked No. 19 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | Saint Mary's* | No. 20 | W 27–24 | 8,657 | [2] | ||||
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 19 | L 13–30 | 7,341 | [3] | |||
| September 14 | Adams State* |
| W 31–6 | 10,977 | [4] | ||||
| September 21 | at Washington State* | L 28–45 | 23,713 | [5] | |||||
| October 5 | No. 14 (D-II) Central Washington * |
| L 16–31 | 12,307 | [6] | ||||
| October 12 | at Idaho State | L 14–18 | 9,727 | [7] | |||||
| October 19 | Weber State |
| W 44–10 | 9,577 | [8] | ||||
| October 26 | at Northern Arizona | L 17–20 | 6,722 | [9] | |||||
| November 2 | at Sacramento State | W 31–30 | 5,977 | [10] | |||||
| November 9 | Eastern Washington |
| W 25–14 | 7,207 | [11] | ||||
| November 16 | No. 21 Portland State |
| W 28–26 | 8,487 | [12] | ||||
| November 23 | at No. 4 Montana | W 10–7 | 19,879 | [13] | |||||
| November 30 | at No. 2 McNeese State* | No. 24 | L 14–21 | 16,211 | [14] | ||||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Cochrane's career-long FG lifts 'Cats". The Montana Standard. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks stuff Bobcats, 30–13". The Missoulian. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcat defense stymies Adams State". Great Falls Tribune. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trufant too much as Cougs level Montana State". Kitsap Sun. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Horror film' in Bozeman". The Billings Gazette. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats fall to ISU". The Independent-Record. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU's defense outscores Weber". Great Falls Tribune. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NAU knocks off Bobcats". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU slips past Sac State". The Montana Standard. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats rally past Eagles". The Missoulian. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cat-Griz stakes grow". Great Falls Tribune. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats cradle a special win". The Montana Standard. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats fall to McNeese State". The Daily Inter Lake. December 1, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.