2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team
American college football season
2017 Northern Colorado Bears football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–6 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | James Jones (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Nottingham Field[1] |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 2:00 p.m. | College of Idaho* | CET | W 41–14 | 3,547 | |
September 9 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Florida* | Cancelled[a] | |||
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado* | P12N | L 21–41 | 44,318 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State |
| Pluto TV | W 43–42 | 5,273 |
September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 20–48 | 5,107 | |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Dakota | Pluto TV | L 38–48 | 10,234 | |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Montana State |
| ATTRM[3] | L 24–27 | 5,378 |
October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 25 Southern Utah |
| CET | L 14–27 | 3,869 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State |
| ELVN | L 21–50 | 4,612 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana | ATTRM[3] | L 14–44 | 22,048 | |
November 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Cal Poly |
| CET | W 42–0 | 3,650 |
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- ^[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 | |
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Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bears | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
At Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
Bears | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 43 |
At Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
At North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Fighting Hawks | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 25 Thunderbirds | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Hornets | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 50 |
At Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Grizzlies | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bears | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
References
- ^ "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
Stadium Capacity: 8,533
- ^ "Buffs, Gators Highlight 2017 Schedule". September 15, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.