2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team

American college football season

2011 Northern Colorado Bears football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Armour
Defensive coordinator	Zach Shay
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Montana State $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 5 Montana† ^	5	–	1	6	–	2
Portland State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	5	–	3	5	–	6
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	4	–	7
Sacramento State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State*	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011 * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

The 2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in Big Sky place to finish in last place. It was the school's first winless season since 1920.^[1]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 pm	Lindenwood*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 20–22	4,393
September 10	12:00 pm	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	L 14–33	25,367
September 17	4:00 pm	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		L 20–50	6,350
September 24	1:30 pm	Weber State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ALT/CSNNW/CSNCA	L 21–45	5,692
October 1	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 28–55	25,919
October 8	1:30 pm	Sacramento State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 0–14	1,189
October 15	5:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX Right Now	L 27–48	8,742
October 22	1:30 pm	No. 3 Montana State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ALT/CSNNW/CSNCA	L 21–31	5,301
October 29	1:30 pm	North Dakota*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	L 25–27	3,171
November 5	4:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV/FCSP	L 14–34	3,417
November 12	12:00 pm	Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 17–23	3,682
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

^ "Northern Colorado Yearly Totals". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ "University of Northern Colorado 2011 NORTHERN COLORADO FOOTBALL". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.

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