Griz Greats: the 20th anniversary of the 2001 national champions

By: Colter Nuanez ESPN Missoula
  • Summary

  • In 2001, the Montana Grizzlies mauled their way to the 2001 Division I-AA national championship, culminating in a 13-6 victory over No. 3 Furman on December 21 of 2001 to seal UM's second national title in seven seasons. Montana has not won another national title, although the Griz won more games between 2000 and 2009 than any college football program had ever won in a decade. Griz Greats: the 20th anniversary of the 2001 national champions is a 20-part podcast series featuring interviews with coaches, players and observers of that historic Montana team.
    2021
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Episodes
  • Head coach Joe Glenn
    Nov 4 2021

    Joe Glenn returned to Montana to take over as Montana's head coach leading into the 2000 season after former head man Mick Dennehy left for the same job at Utah State. Glenn's three-year run at UM is among the best in the history of the school or the Big Sky Conference.

    The Grizzlies ran the table in league play and went 13-2 overall in 2000, losing by a field goal to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA state championship game. That set the table for the following season's run to the national title, a 15-1 campaign that serves as one of the best in the history of UM capped by a 13-6 win over Furman to earn Montana's last national crown.

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    35 mins
  • Jon Kasper, senior associate commissioner of Big Sky Conference, former Missoulian Griz beat writer
    Oct 26 2021

    Jon Kasper grew up in Montana and was one of Montana's top sports writers from 1993 until 2004 with stops at the Great Falls Tribune and the Missoulian. Kasper covered Griz football in some capacity at the Missoulian from 1994 until 2004, including serving as the head beat writer from 1999 until 2004. He was the go-to source for Griz news and analysis during Montana's run to the 2001 national championship.

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    43 mins
  • All-American running back Yohance Humphrey
    Oct 14 2021

    Yohance Humphrey rushed for more than 1,600 yards and 17 touchdowns during his All-American senior year in 2001. But many forget he came to Montana as a defensive back from Eagle River, Alaska.

    The man they call "Yo" is one of the greatest Griz of them all. Listen for his memories of his senior season that culminated in the University of Montana's last national championship.

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    56 mins

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