2002 Montana State Bobcats football team

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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Saint Mary's*	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	8,657
September 7	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 19	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 13–30
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 D-II 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

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