2002 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

2002 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–21 vs. McNeese State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
Record	7–6 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Montana +^	5	–	2	11	–	3
No. 19 Montana State +^	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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31		Saint Mary's*	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	8,657
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 19	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 13–30	7,341
September 14		Adams State*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–6
September 21		at Washington State*		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 28–45	23,713
October 5		No. 14 Central Washington*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 16–31
October 12		at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 14–18
October 19		Weber State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 44–10
October 26		at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–20
November 2		at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–30
November 9		Eastern Washington		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 25–14
November 16		No. 21 Portland State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 28–26
November 23		at No. 4 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 10–7
November 30		at No. 2 McNeese State*	No. 24	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

"Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

v t e Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West 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 1942–1945 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 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

v t e 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Eastern Illinois Fordham Furman Georgia Southern Maine McNeese State Montana Montana State Murray State Northeastern Northwestern State Villanova Western Illinois Western Kentucky
Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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