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For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see 2001 Orange Bowl.Postseason college football game between the Montana Grizzlies and the Furman PaladinsCollege football gameThe 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Montana Grizzlies and the Furman Paladins. The game was played on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Montana, 13\u20136.[4]The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2001 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. In a change from recent postseasons, the NCAA seeded only the top four seeds, while placing other teams in the bracket based on geographical considerations in order to minimize travel.[5]Table of ContentsMontana Grizzlies[edit]Furman Paladins[edit]Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Game statistics[edit]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Montana Grizzlies[edit]Montana finished their regular season with an 11\u20131 record (7\u20130 in conference); their only loss was to Hawaii of Division I-A. Seeded first in the playoffs, the Grizzlies defeated Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, and Northern Iowa to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance for Montana in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1995, and having lost in 1996 and 2000.Furman Paladins[edit]Furman finished their regular season with a 9\u20132 record (7\u20131 in conference); one of their losses was to Wyoming of Division I-A. The Paladins, seeded third, defeated Western Kentucky, Lehigh, and second-seed Georgia Southern to reach the final. This was the third appearance for Furman in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1988 and having lost in 1985.Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Scoring summaryQuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScorePlaysYardsTOPFURMONT26:2716996:49MONTYohance Humphery 2-yard touchdown run, Chris Snyder kick good0720:53MONT35-yard field goal by Snyder01046:126:14MONT30-yard field goal by Snyder01340:00FURJames Thomas 54-yard touchdown reception from Billy Napier, kick none613“TOP” = time of possession.  For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.613[2][6] When there is no time left on the clock at the end of the fourth quarter, NCAA rules only allow for a conversion attempt if it could affect the outcome of the game.Game statistics[edit]1234TotalNo. 3 Paladins00066No. 1 Grizzlies0100313  StatisticsFURMONTFirst downs1416Plays\u2013yards65\u201329371\u2013297Rushes\u2013yards39\u201312143\u2013173Passing yards172124Passing: comp\u2013att\u2013int10\u201326\u2013218\u201328\u20130Time of possession28:0931:51TeamCategoryPlayerStatisticsFurmanPassingBilly Napier10\u201326, 172 yds 1 TD, 2 INTRushingEric Emerson7 car, 34 ydsReceivingJames Thomas4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TDMontanaPassingJohn Edwards18\u201328, 124 ydsRushingYohance Humphery30 car, 142 yds, 1 TDReceivingEtu Molden10 rec, 74 yds[2]References[edit]^ a b “#23 – Montana Wins the 2001 National Championship\u2014Big Sky 50 Greatest Moments”. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2019 \u2013 via YouTube.^ a b c “Grizzlies 13, Furman 6 (box score)”. Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. December 22, 2001. p.\u00a04S. Retrieved February 5, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “In The Spotlight”. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 21, 2001. p.\u00a0B-5. Retrieved February 5, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “I-AA Championship: Montana 13, Furman 6”. upi.com. UPI. December 21, 2001. Retrieved February 5, 2019.^ Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001). “NCAA changes format for playoff pairings”. Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p.\u00a0D1. Retrieved February 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Geise, George (December 22, 2001). “Defense: Frustrates Furman”. Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p.\u00a05S. Retrieved February 5, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.Further reading[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2001-ncaa-division-i-aa-football-championship-game\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game"}}]}]