2002 Carroll Fighting Saints football team explained

Year:2002
Team:Carroll Fighting Saints
Sport:football
Conference:Frontier Conference
Short Conf:Frontier
Record:12–2
Conf Record:7–1
Head Coach:Mike Van Diest
Hc Year:4th
Stadium:Nelson Field
Champion:NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
Bowl:NAIA National Championship Game
Bowl Result:W 28–7 vs.

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, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 National Championship Football. Carroll College. October 31, 2021.