The 2001 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Glenn, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 15âÂÂ1, with a mark of 7âÂÂ0 in conference play, and won the Big Sky title for the fourth consecutive season. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies defeated Northwestern State in the first round, Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals, and Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Furman in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at WashingtonâÂÂGrizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.