2017 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Jones (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field[1]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Utah +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Northern Arizona ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Sacramento State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Montana   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Montana State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 7  
North Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.[2] They finished the season 3–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:00 p.m.College of Idaho*
CETW 41–143,547
September 95:30 p.m.at No. 16 (FBS) Florida*
Cancelled[a]
September 1612:00 p.m.at Colorado*
P12NL 21–4144,318
September 231:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Pluto TVW 43–425,273
September 305:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
Pluto TVL 20–485,107
October 71:30 p.m.at North Dakota
Pluto TVL 38–4810,234
October 2112:30 p.m.Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ATTRM[3]L 24–275,378
October 2812:30 p.m.No. 25 Southern Utah
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETL 14–273,869
November 47:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
ELVNL 21–504,612
November 111:00 p.m.at Montana
ATTRM[3]L 14–4422,048
November 1811:30 a.m.Cal Poly
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETW 42–03,650
^[a] The game between Florida and Northern Colorado, had been rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma, but on September 7, both schools agreed to canceled the game completely.

Game summaries

College of Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 0 7 14
Bears 28 7 3 3 41

At Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
Buffaloes 14 14 3 10 41

See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 10 7 13 12 42
Bears 10 10 20 3 43

See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 13 0 20
Lumberjacks 7 13 14 14 48

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 17 14 0 38
Fighting Hawks 14 14 10 10 48

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 3 17 27
Bears 7 14 0 3 24

See also: 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Thunderbirds 13 7 7 0 27
Bears 0 7 7 0 14

See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 7 0 0 21
Hornets 14 6 9 21 50

See also: 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 7 14
Grizzlies 14 23 7 0 44

See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 0 21 21 0 42

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

References

  1. ^ "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533
  2. ^ "Buffs, Gators Highlight 2017 Schedule". September 15, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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