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2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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2016 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Jones (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field[1]
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   8 0     12 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^   8 0     9 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^   6 2     7 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^   5 3     7 5  
Southern Utah   5 3     6 5  
Northern Colorado   4 4     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     5 6  
Montana   3 5     6 5  
Montana State   2 6     4 7  
Portland State   2 6     3 8  
UC Davis   2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were 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. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 pmRocky Mountain (MT)*WBSW 56–274,319
September 105:00 pmat Abilene Christian*ACUSportsW 55–528,348
September 172:05 pmat Colorado State*RTRML 21–4726,718
October 11:05 pmNorthern Arizona
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETW 21–185,478
October 82:05 pmat No. 4 Eastern WashingtonWBSL 31–4910,924
October 153:00 pmat UC DavisWBSL 21–346,251
October 221:05 pmSacramento Statedagger
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETW 27–195,232
October 293:30 pmat Portland StateWBSW 56–49 OT3,446
November 512:05 pmNo. 16 North Dakota
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETL 13–234,322
November 1212:05 pmNo. 18 Montana
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETW 28–255,128
November 197:05 pmat No. 21 Cal PolyWBSL 48–556,863

Game summaries

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Rocky Mountain (MT)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Battlin' Bears 0 0 10 17 27
Bears 28 14 0 14 56

At Abilene Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 21 14 13 7 55
Wildcats 7 21 21 3 52

At Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 14 7 21
Rams 21 17 3 6 47

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 3 0 8 18
Bears 14 7 0 0 21

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 10 7 7 31
#4 Eagles 3 11 21 14 49

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
Aggies 10 7 7 10 34

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 3 6 19
Bears 7 0 10 10 27

At Portland State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 3 10 29 77 56
Vikings 7 14 14 140 49

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Fighting Hawks 7 6 10 0 23
Bears 7 0 0 6 13

Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Grizzlies 3 9 0 13 25
Bears 14 0 7 7 28

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 17 7 17 48
#21 Mustangs 21 13 7 14 55

References

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