2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2016 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins, Jr. (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	James Jones (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field (Capacity: 8,533)[1]

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Idaho State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sacramento State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
UC Davis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Weber State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth year head coach Earnest Collins, Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Rocky Mountain (MT)*		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
September 10		at Abilene Christian*		Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX
September 17		at Colorado State*		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
October 1		Northern Arizona		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
October 8		at Eastern Washington		Roos Field • Cheney, WA
October 15		at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA
October 22		Sacramento State		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
October 29		at Portland State		Providence Park • Portland, OR
November 5		North Dakota		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
November 12		Montana		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
November 19		at Cal Poly		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

Rocky Mountain (MT)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Battlin' Bears					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–10	2015	UNC, 40–36

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Rams					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–20	2011	CSU, 33–14

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–13	2015	NAU, 63–21

at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–10	2015	EWU, 43–41

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Aggies					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2015	UNC, 56–27

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	2015	UNC, 27–20

at Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Vikings					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2015	UNC, 35–32

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16	2015	UND, 45–14

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–13	2014	MONT, 38–13

at Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Mustangs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–9	2013	POLY, 42–13

References

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