2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2019 Northern Colorado Bears football
2019 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–10 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Nick Fulton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Marty English (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

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]

ConferenceBig Sky Conference

Record2–10 (2–6 Big Sky)

Headcoach

Earnest Collins Jr. (9th season)

OffensivecoordinatorNick Fulton (1st season)

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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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. 4 Montana State ^	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Idaho	3	–	5	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	4	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Utah	2	–	6	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – 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
August 29	8:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	GSF	L 18–35	13,480
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 17–59	27,585
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	L 0–50	6,753
September 21	2:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	L 6–14	5,745
September 28	1:05 p.m.	Idaho	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Eleven/Pluto TV	W 27–24	5,373
October 5	5:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 23–41	10,026
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ATTSNRM	L 21–54	9,091
October 19	1:05 p.m.	Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Eleven/Pluto TV	L 30–38	4,357
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV	W 26–20	5,369
November 9	1:05 p.m.	Montana State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Eleven/Pluto TV	L 14–45	4,442
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV	L 38–45	7,732
November 23	12:05 p.m.	Cal Poly	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	L 21–28	2,854
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	9	3	18
Spartans	14	7	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	0	7	17
No. 22 (FBS) Cougars	14	10	21	14	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	7	15	21	7	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14
Bears	0	0	6	0	6

2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

Preseason All-Big Sky team

Schedule

Game summaries

At San Jose State

At Washington State

At Sacramento State

South Dakota

Idaho

At Northern Arizona

At Eastern Washington

Portland State

At Idaho State

Montana State

At North Dakota

Cal Poly

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