2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2014 Northern Colorado Bears football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2014 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins, Jr. (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Armour (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Aligo (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533)^[1]

2014 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#13 Montana ^		6	–	2		9	–	5
#20 Montana State ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#25 Idaho State		6	–	2		8	–	4
Cal Poly		5	–	3		7	–	5
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		7	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4		7	–	5
North Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	7
Southern Utah		3	–	5		3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6		3	–	8
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Weber State		2	–	6		2	–	10
UC Davis		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth 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 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for tenth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	8:00 PM	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	MWN	L 12–13	17,289
September 13	1:30 PM	Houston Baptist*	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	BSTV	W 28–20	4,080
September 20	3:00 PM	at #11 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	KGCW	L 7–46	15,227
September 27	1:00 PM	at #7 Montana	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTRM	L 13–38	25,269
October 4	1:30 PM	Northern Arizona	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	BSTV	W 24–17	6,348
October 11	1:30 PM	Sacramento State	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	BSTV	L 38–43	2,701
October 18	2:05 PM	at #2 Eastern Washington	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	SWX	L 18–26	10,064
October 25	1:30 PM	Idaho State	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	BSTV	L 12–46	4,210
November 1	5:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	BSTV	W 27–21	5,856
November 15	1:00 PM	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	BSTV	L 21–34	6,166
November 22	12:30 PM	North Dakota	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	BSTV	L 14–33	3,698
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: Schedule

Game Notes

@ UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	7	2	12
Rebels	7	3	3	0	13

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–1	1979	L 31–35

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	10	0	20
Bears	7	8	0	13	28

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
First Meeting

@ Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
#11 Panthers	10	26	3	7	46

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–1–1	2013	L 7–26

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	3	0	13
#7 Grizzlies	28	7	3	0	38

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–12	2012	L 17–40

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	7	17
Bears	0	3	14	7	24

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
2–12	2013	L 7–24

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	13	17	6	43
Bears	10	7	13	8	38

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–8	2013	L 21–37

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	7	8	18
#2 Eagles	7	6	7	6	26

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–8	2011	L 27–48

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	10	14	15	7	46
Bears	0	0	12	0	12

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
10–20	2013	L 26–40

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	14	6	27
Mustangs	0	0	7	14	21

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–5	2013	L 18–34

@ Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	0	7	21
Wildcats	14	10	10	0	34

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–6	2012	W 42–34

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
UND	7	10	10	6	33
Bears	0	0	7	7	14

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
12–14	2013	L 21–24

References

↑ "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533

Northern Colorado Bears football

Venues	Nottingham Field (1995–present)

Culture & lore	Klawz "UNC Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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