American college football season
2012 Northern Colorado Bears football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | - Earnest Collins Jr. (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Michael Armour (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Zach Shay (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Nottingham Field |
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The 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 5:15 pm | at Utah* | | P12N | L 0–41 | 45,273 |
September 8 | 1:30 pm | Colorado Mesa* | | ALT/Big Sky TV | W 40–3 | 5,136 |
September 15 | 3:00 pm | at Sacramento State* | | Big Sky TV | L 17–28 | 7,408 |
September 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 2 Montana State | | Max Media/Big Sky TV | L 16–41 | 18,637 |
October 6 | 1:30 pm | Montana | - Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
| RTRM | L 17–40 | 4,751 |
October 13 | 7:00 pm | at No. 15 Cal Poly | | KSBY/Big Sky TV | L 28–56 | 9,382 |
October 20 | 1:30 pm | Idaho State | - Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
| Big Sky TV | W 52–14 | 4,155 |
October 27 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Northern Arizona | - Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
| Big Sky TV | L 10–12 | 3,780 |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | at Portland State | | Big Sky TV | W 32–28 | 5,077 |
November 10 | 1:30 pm | at Weber State | | Big Sky TV | W 42–34 | 4,837 |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | North Dakota | - Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
| Big Sky TV | W 28–27 | 3,418 |
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Despite Sacramento State also being a member of the Big Sky, their meeting on September 15 was considered a non-conference game.
- Source: Official Schedule
Game summaries
@ Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
Colorado Mesa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mavericks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bears | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 40 |
The win is the Bears first win since the final game of the 2010 season against Portland State, a span of 12 games. It is also just their second win in their last 21 games.
@ Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
@ Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
#2 Bobcats | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies | 0 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 40 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
@ Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
#15 Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bears | 14 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Lumberjacks | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
@ Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
Vikings | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
@ Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 9 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
North Dakota | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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