2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2018 Northern Colorado Bears football
2018 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jon Boyer (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Marty English (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

Record2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)

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OffensivecoordinatorJon Boyer (1st season)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 McNeese State*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV 241	L 14–17	5,672
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 28–43	9,143
September 15	2:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ELVN	L 25–28	3,768
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Odgen, UT	Pluto TV 235	L 28–45	8,668
September 29	12:00 p.m.	North Dakota	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV 241	L 13–38	4,902
October 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 UC Davis	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV 241	L 36–49	4,155
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at Portland State	Providence Park Portland, OR	Pluto TV 232	L 14–35	4,375
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ELVN	W 42–14	3,522
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV 236	W 42–39	7,106
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Eastern Washington	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ELVN	L 13–48	3,274
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Missoula, MT	ATTRM	L 7–35	14,147
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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

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

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

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

Preseason

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

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

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