2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2013 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Armour (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorZach Shay (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^   8 0     12 3  
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 8 Montana ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 21 Southern Utah ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 20 Montana State   5 3     7 5  
Cal Poly   5 3     6 6  
UC Davis   5 3     5 7  
Sacramento State   4 4     5 7  
Portland State   3 5     6 6  
North Dakota   2 6     3 8  
Idaho State   1 7     3 9  
Weber State   1 7     2 10  
Northern Colorado   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Big Sky play to finish in last place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:35 pmLangston*BSTVW 31–104,311
September 71:35 pmNo. 6 (D-II)[2] CSU–Pueblo*
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
BSTVL 36–414,619
September 142:00 pmat Wyoming*L 7–3519,091
September 211:35 pmNo. 7 Northern Iowa*
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
BSTVL 7–263,025
September 281:35 pmSouthern Utahdagger
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
BSTVL 21–274,361
October 57:05 pmat Sacramento StateBSTVL 21–379,012
October 123:00 pmat Idaho StateBSTVL 26–404,574
October 191:35 pmUC Davis
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
BSTVL 18–344,196
November 212:05 pmNo. 5 Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
RTRML 28–353,478
November 912:00 pmat North DakotaBSTVL 21–245,984
November 1612:00 pmat No. 12 Northern ArizonaNAU-TV/BSTVL 7–246,737
November 2312:05 pmCal Poly
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
BSTVL 14–422,774

Game summaries

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Langston

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 0 0 7 10
Bears 0 10 14 7 31

CSU-Pueblo

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1 2 3 4 Total
#2 (D-II) Thunderwolves 0 28 6 7 41
Bears 3 20 6 7 36

@ Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Cowboys 0 21 0 14 35

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Panthers 7 3 3 13 26
Bears 0 0 7 0 7

Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 3 14 7 3 27
Bears 0 7 7 7 21

@ Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 0 7 21
Hornets 10 21 6 0 37

@ Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 16 7 3 26
Bengals 7 20 10 3 40

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 10 7 3 34
Bears 0 0 7 11 18

Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bobcats 14 7 6 8 35
Bears 7 7 0 14 28

@ North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 14 0 21
UND 0 6 10 8 24

@ Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
#12 Lumberjacks 3 7 7 7 24

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 21 7 14 42
Bears 0 0 7 7 14

References

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  1. ^ "2013 NORTHERN COLORADO FOOTBALL - Northern Colorado". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pack picked sixth in D2Football.com preseason poll, Kliesen is preseason All-America". CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.