2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place.

2014 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2014 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Armour (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Aligo (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533)[1]

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 25 Idaho State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Cal Poly		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					7	–	5
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	7
Southern Utah		3	–	5					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	10
UC Davis		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	8:00 PM	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada	MWN	L 12–13	17,289
September 13	1:30 PM	Houston Baptist*	Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	W 28–20	4,080
September 20	3:00 PM	at No. 11 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa	KGCW	L 7–46	15,227
September 27	1:00 PM	at No. 7 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	RTRM	L 13–38	25,269
October 4	1:30 PM	Northern Arizona	Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	W 24–17	6,348
October 11	1:30 PM	Sacramento State	Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	L 38–43	2,701
October 18	2:05 PM	at No. 2 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, Washington	SWX	L 18–26	10,064
October 25	1:30 PM	Idaho State	Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	L 12–46	4,210
November 1	5:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	BSTV	W 27–21	5,856
November 15	1:00 PM	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, Utah	BSTV	L 21–34	6,166
November 22	12:30 PM	North Dakota	Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	L 14–33	3,698
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	7	2	12
Rebels	7	3	3	0	13

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–1	1979	L 31–35

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	10	0	20
Bears	7	8	0	13	28

See also: 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
#11 Panthers	10	26	3	7	46

See also: 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–1–1	2013	L 7–26

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	3	0	13
#7 Grizzlies	28	7	3	0	38

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–12	2012	L 17–40

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	0	3	14	7	24

See also: 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
2–12	2013	L 7–24

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	13	17	6	43
Bears	10	7	13	8	38

See also: 2014 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–8	2013	L 21–37

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	7	8	18
#2 Eagles	7	6	7	6	26

See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–8	2011	L 27–48

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	10	14	15	7	46
Bears	0	0	12	0	12

See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
10–20	2013	L 26–40

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	14	6	27
Mustangs	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–5	2013	L 18–34

@ Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	0	7	21
Wildcats	14	10	10	0	34

See also: 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–6	2012	W 42–34

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
UND	7	10	10	6	33
Bears	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
12–14	2013	L 21–24

References

1. "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533