2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–5, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

2015 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jon Boyer (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533)[1]

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5					4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:35 PM	Western State (CO)*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	W 42–34	4,375
September 12	6:00 PM	at Houston Baptist*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 34–10	3,185
September 19	6:00 PM	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 3–30	5,103
September 26	1:35 PM	Weber State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	L 17–38	4,218
October 3	5:05 PM	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 27–20	6,079
October 17	1:35 PM	UC Davis	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	W 56–27	4,525
October 24	1:35 PM	No. 7 Eastern Washington	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 41–43	4,254
October 31	1:00 PM	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCS	L 21–63	4,091
November 7	12:00 PM	No. 10 Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	WBS	W 35–32	4,173
November 14	12:00 PM	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	WBS	L 14–45	6,996
November 21	12:00 PM	Abilene Christian*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	WBS	W 40–36	3,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

• Source: Schedule

• - Game will be televised on tape delay.

Game summaries

Western State (CO)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	13	7	7	34
Bears	14	7	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–20–4	2003	UNC, 44–3

at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	7	14	7	34
Huskies	3	0	0	7	10

See also: 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	UNC, 28–20

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	0	0	3
Thunderbirds	17	6	7	0	30

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2013	SUU, 27–21

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	10	14	7	38
Bears	0	0	14	3	17

See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2014	WEB, 34–21

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	10	7	27
Hornets	7	3	0	10	20

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–9	2014	SAC, 43–38

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	10	14	27
Bears	21	21	14	0	56

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2014	UNC, 27–21

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Eagles	6	13	7	17	43
Bears	7	7	14	13	41

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	2014	EWU, 26–18

at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	14	21
Lumberjacks	28	14	21	0	63

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–12	2014	UNC, 24–17

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Vikings	7	10	0	15	32
Bears	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	2012	UNC, 32–28

at North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	14	14
North Dakota	7	28	10	0	45

See also: 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–15	2014	UND, 33–14

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	7	8	36
Bears	6	21	3	10	40

See also: 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	1991	UNC, 20–0

References

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