2015 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJon Boyer (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field[1]
Seasons
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2016 →
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Southern Utah $^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 10 Portland State ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 14 Montana ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
North Dakota   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Cal Poly   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UC Davis   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:35 pmWestern State (CO)*
CETW 42–344,375
September 126:00 pmat Houston Baptist*
RTSW*W 34–103,185
September 196:00 pmat Southern Utah
WBSL 3–305,103
September 261:35 pmWeber State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETL 17–384,218
October 35:05 pmat Sacramento State
WBSW 27–206,079
October 171:35 pmUC Davisdagger
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETW 56–274,525
October 241:35 pmNo. 7 Eastern Washington
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 41–434,254
October 311:00 pmat Northern Arizona
FCSL 21–634,091
November 712:00 pmNo. 10 Portland State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
WBSW 35–324,173
November 1412:00 pmat North Dakota
WBSL 14–456,996
November 2112:00 pmAbilene Christian*
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
WBSW 40–363,387
  • - Game will be televised on tape delay.

Game summaries

Western State (CO)

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 13 7 7 34
Bears 14 7 14 7 42

At Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 7 14 7 34
Huskies 3 0 0 7 10

See also: 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Thunderbirds 17 6 7 0 30

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 10 14 7 38
Bears 0 0 14 3 17

See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 10 7 27
Hornets 7 3 0 10 20

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 10 14 27
Bears 21 21 14 0 56

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Eagles 6 13 7 17 43
Bears 7 7 14 13 41

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 14 21
Lumberjacks 28 14 21 0 63

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Vikings 7 10 0 15 32
Bears 14 7 7 7 35

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
North Dakota 7 28 10 0 45

See also: 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 7 8 36
Bears 6 21 3 10 40

See also: 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

References

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