2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team, represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place.

2018 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2018 record2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJon Boyer (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarty English (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field
(Capacity: 8,533)
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Weber State +^  7 1     10 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  7 1     12 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^  7 1     10 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^  5 3     8 5  
Idaho State  5 3     6 5  
Montana  4 4     6 5  
Cal Poly  4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona  3 4     4 6  
Portland State  3 5     4 7  
Idaho  3 5     4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6     2 9  
Southern Utah  1 7     1 10  
Sacramento State  0 7     2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ 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

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017 season 3–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bears were predicted to finish in eleventh place in the coaches poll and twelfth place in the media poll.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Bears had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Alex Wesley – Sr. WR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m.No. 17 McNeese State*Pluto TV 241L 14–175,672
September 81:00 p.m.at No. 23 South Dakota*ESPN+L 28–439,143
September 152:00 p.m.Sacramento State*
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ELVNL 25–283,768
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 7 Weber StatePluto TV 235L 28–458,668
September 2912:00 p.m.North Dakota
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Pluto TV 241L 13–384,902
October 612:00 p.m.No. 16 UC Davis
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Pluto TV 241L 36–494,155
October 133:00 p.m.at Portland StatePluto TV 232L 14–354,375
October 2012:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ELVNW 42–143,522
October 276:00 p.m.at Southern UtahPluto TV 236W 42–397,106
November 312:00 p.m.No. 5 Eastern Washington
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ELVNL 13–483,274
November 101:00 p.m.at Montana StateATTRML 7–3514,147

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

Game summaries

McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Cowboys 10 7 0 0 17
Bears 0 0 0 14 14

at South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 0 0 14 28
No. 23 Coyotes 14 20 0 9 43

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 7 14 28
Bears 7 7 3 8 25

at Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 7 0 28
No. 7 Wildcats 14 7 14 10 45

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 3 21 0 14 38
Bears 0 7 0 6 13

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Aggies 14 14 14 7 49
Bears 0 10 0 26 36

at Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
Vikings 14 14 7 0 35

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 0 14
Bears 12 0 16 14 42

at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 10 18 0 42
Thunderbirds 8 3 14 14 39

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Eagles 13 7 14 14 48
Bears 0 0 13 0 13

at Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 0 7
Bobcats 7 14 0 14 35

References

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