2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2015 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015 record 6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach Earnest Collins, Jr. (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Jon Boyer (4th year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Larry Kerr (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Nottingham Field
(Capacity: 8,533)[1]
2015 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#18 Southern Utah $^   7 1         8 4  
#10 Portland State ^   6 2         9 3  
#14 Montana ^   6 2         8 5  
North Dakota   5 3         7 4  
Northern Arizona   5 3         7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3         6 5  
Weber State   5 3         6 5  
Northern Colorado   3 5         6 5  
Montana State   3 5         5 6  
Cal Poly   3 5         4 7  
UC Davis   2 6         2 9  
Idaho State   1 7         2 9  
Sacramento State   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth 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 6–5, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 1:35 PM Western State (CO)* Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO CET W 42–34   4,375
September 12 6:00 PM at Houston Baptist* Husky StadiumHouston, TX RTSW* W 34–10   3,185
September 19 6:00 PM at Southern Utah Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT WBS L 3–30   5,103
September 26 1:35 PM Weber State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO CET L 17–38   4,218
October 3 5:05 PM at Sacramento State Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA WBS W 27–20   6,079
October 17 1:35 PM UC Davisdagger Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO CET W 56–27   4,525
October 24 1:35 PM #7 Eastern Washington Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO L 41–43   4,254
October 31 1:00 PM at Northern Arizona Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ FCS L 21–63   4,091
November 7 12:00 PM #10 Portland State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO WBS W 35–32   4,173
November 14 12:00 PM at North Dakota Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND WBS L 14–45   6,996
November 21 12:00 PM Abilene Christian* Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO WBS W 40–36   3,387
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
  • - Game will be televised on tape delay.

Game notes

Western State (CO)

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 13 7 7 34
Bears 14 7 14 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–20–4 2003 UNC, 44–3

at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 7 14 7 34
Huskies 3 0 0 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 UNC, 28–20

at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Thunderbirds 17 6 7 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2013 SUU, 27–21

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 10 14 7 38
Bears 0 0 14 3 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2014 WEB, 34–21

at Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 10 7 27
Hornets 7 3 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–9 2014 SAC, 43–38

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 10 14 27
Bears 21 21 14 0 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2014 UNC, 27–21

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Eagles 6 13 7 17 43
Bears 7 7 14 13 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–9 2014 EWU, 26–18

at Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 14 21
Lumberjacks 28 14 21 0 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–12 2014 UNC, 24–17

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Vikings 7 10 0 15 32
Bears 14 7 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2012 UNC, 32–28

at North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
North Dakota 7 28 10 0 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–15 2014 UND, 33–14

Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 7 8 36
Bears 6 21 3 10 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–10 1991 UNC, 20–0

References

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