2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2016 record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Earnest Collins Jr. (6th season) |
Offensive coordinator | James Jones (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533)[1] |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:00 PM | Rocky Mountain (MT)* | WBS | W 56–27 | 4,319 | |
September 10 | 5:00 PM | at Abilene Christian* | ACUSports | W 55–52 | 8,348 | |
September 17 | 2:05 PM | at Colorado State* | RTRM | L 21–47 | 26,718 | |
October 1 | 1:05 PM | Northern Arizona |
| CET | W 21–18 | 5,478 |
October 8 | 2:05 PM | at No. 4 Eastern Washington | WBS | L 31–49 | 10,924 | |
October 15 | 3:00 PM | at UC Davis |
| WBS | L 21–34 | 6,251 |
October 22 | 1:05 PM | Sacramento State![]() |
| CET | W 27–19 | 5,232 |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | at Portland State | WBS | W 56–49 OT | 3,446 | |
November 5 | 12:05 PM | No. 16 North Dakota |
| CET | L 13–23 | 4,322 |
November 12 | 12:05 PM | No. 18 Montana |
| CET | W 28–25 | 5,128 |
November 19 | 7:05 PM | at No. 21 Cal Poly | WBS | L 48–55 | 6,863 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
Rocky Mountain (MT)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Battlin' Bears | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
Bears | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 56 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Abilene Christian
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 |
Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–10 | 2015 | UNC, 40–36 |
at Colorado State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Rams | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–20 | 2011 | CSU, 33–14 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–13 | 2015 | NAU, 63–21 |
at Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
#4 Eagles | 3 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–10 | 2015 | EWU, 43–41 |
at UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Aggies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–6 | 2015 | UNC, 56–27 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–9 | 2015 | UNC, 27–20 |
at Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
Vikings | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–7 | 2015 | UNC, 35–32 |
North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–16 | 2015 | UND, 45–14 |
Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#18 Grizzlies | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–13 | 2014 | MONT, 38–13 |
at Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
#21 Mustangs | 21 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–9 | 2013 | POLY, 42–13 |
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References
- "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
Stadium Capacity: 8,533
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