2009 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2009 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Scott Downing (4th season)
Home stadium	Nottingham Field

2009 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Downing and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in the Big Sky to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at (FBS) No. 25 Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 3–49
September 12	1:35 p.m.	San Diego*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 31–12
September 19	1:50 p.m.	at No. 20 Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 0–16
September 26	1:35 p.m.	Montana State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 7–25
October 3	3:50 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 27–35
October 10	1:35 p.m.	Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 18–23
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 30–7
October 24	1:35 p.m.	No. 16 Weber State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 20–28
October 31	1:35 p.m.	South Dakota*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 21–17
November 7	12:50 p.m.	Sacramento State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 35–38
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 10–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time