2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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]

2011 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Armour
Defensive coordinatorZach Shay
Home stadiumNottingham Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:30 pmLindenwood*L 20–224,393
September 1012:00 pmat Colorado State*The Mtn.L 14–3325,367
September 174:00 pmat Idaho StateL 20–506,350
September 241:30 pmWeber State 
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ALT/CSNNW/CSNCAL 21–455,692
October 11:00 pmat No. 19 MontanaKPAXL 28–5525,919
October 81:30 pmSacramento State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 0–141,189
October 155:00 pmat Eastern WashingtonSWX Right NowL 27–488,742
October 221:30 pmNo. 3 Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ALT/CSNNW/CSNCAL 21–315,301
October 291:30 pmNorth Dakota*
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Big Sky TVL 25–273,171
November 54:00 pmat Northern ArizonaNAU-TV/FCSPL 14–343,417
November 1212:00 pmPortland State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 17–233,682

References

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