2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team
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]
| 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2019 record | 2–10 (2–6 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Nick Fulton (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Marty English (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bears finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
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]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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
The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | GSF | L 18–35 | 13,480 | |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Washington State* | P12N | L 17–59 | 27,585 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State* | Pluto TV | L 0–50 | 6,753 | |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | Pluto TV | L 6–14 | 5,745 | |
| September 28 | 1:05 p.m. | Idaho |
| Eleven/Pluto TV | W 27–24 | 5,373 |
| October 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 23–41 | 10,026 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | ATTSNRM | L 21–54 | 9,091 | |
| October 19 | 1:05 p.m. | Portland State |
| Eleven/Pluto TV | L 30–38 | 4,357 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV | W 26–20 | 5,369 | |
| November 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Montana State |
| Eleven/Pluto TV | L 14–45 | 4,442 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | Pluto TV | L 38–45 | 7,732 | |
| November 23 | 12:05 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| Pluto TV | L 21–28 | 2,854 |
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- Source: Schedule
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
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 22 (FBS) Cougars | 14 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
at Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornets | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 10 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Fighting Hawks | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
References
- "Collins will not be retained as Northern Colorado head football coach". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. 15 July 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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