2002 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

2002 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record12–2 (7–1 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumNelson Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 15 Montana Western ^   7 1     9 3  
Montana Tech   3 5     4 7  
Rocky Mountain   2 6     2 8  
Montana State–Northern   1 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2002 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2002 NAIA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a 12–2 record (7–1 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Georgetown (Kentucky), 28–7, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1] It was the first of six national championships between 2002 and 2010.

The team played its home games at Nelson Field at Helena, Montana.

  1. ^ "2002 National Championship Football". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.