2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2019 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Fulton (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarty English (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Utah   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 2–10, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. On November 24, 2019, Earnest Collins Jr. was let go after nine seasons, he finished at Northern Colorado with a record of 28–72.[1]

Preseason

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Big Sky preseason poll

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The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in thirteenth place in both polls.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 536 (25)
2 UC Davis 510 (13)
3 Weber State 472 (4)
4 Montana State 417
5 Montana 396 (1)
6 Northern Arizona 302
7 Idaho State 285
8 Idaho 248
9 Cal Poly 196
10 Portland State 178
11 Southern Utah 160
12 Sacramento State 125
13 Northern Colorado 90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 140 (10)
2 UC Davis 127 (2)
3 Weber State 124
4 Montana 104 (1)
5 Montana State 100
6 Northern Arizona 88
7 Idaho State 72
8 Idaho 65
9 Cal Poly 56
10 Portland State 42
11 Sacramento State 40
12 Southern Utah 38
13 Northern Colorado 19

Preseason All-Big Sky team

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The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:00 p.m.at San Jose State*
GSFL 18–3513,480
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Washington State*
P12NL 17–5927,585
September 147:00 p.m.at Sacramento State*
Pluto TVL 0–506,753
September 212:00 p.m.South Dakota*
Pluto TVL 6–145,745
September 281:05 p.m.Idaho
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Eleven/Pluto TVW 27–245,373
October 55:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
Pluto TVL 23–4110,026
October 122:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ATTSNRML 21–549,091
October 191:05 p.m.Portland Statedagger
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Eleven/Pluto TVL 30–384,357
November 22:30 p.m.at Idaho State
Pluto TVW 26–205,369
November 91:05 p.m.Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Eleven/Pluto TVL 14–454,442
November 1612:00 p.m.at North Dakota
Pluto TVL 38–457,732
November 2312:05 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Pluto TVL 21–282,854

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game at Sacramento State will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

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At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 9 3 18
Spartans 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 0 7 17
No. 22 (FBS) Cougars 14 10 21 14 59
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

At Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Hornets 7 15 21 7 50
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 0 7 14
Bears 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 14 7 0 24
Bears 0 7 10 10 27
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

At Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 10 7 3 23
Lumberjacks 0 10 24 7 41
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 14 7 21
Eagles 10 30 14 0 54
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 14 7 7 38
Bears 0 14 10 6 30
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

At Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 6 6 8 26
Bengals 0 10 7 3 20
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 17 14 7 45
Bears 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

At North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 10 7 38
Fighting Hawks 14 17 14 0 45
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 7 14 28
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

References

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  1. ^ "Collins will not be retained as Northern Colorado head football coach". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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