2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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.

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
← 2014
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

Schedule

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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 UtahWBSL 3–305,103
September 261:35 pmWeber State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
CETL 17–384,218
October 35:05 pmat Sacramento StateWBSW 27–206,079
October 171:35 pmUC Davis 
  • 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 ArizonaFCSL 21–634,091
November 712:00 pmNo. 10 Portland State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
WBSW 35–324,173
November 1412:00 pmat North DakotaWBSL 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

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Western State (CO)

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

At Houston Baptist

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

At Southern Utah

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

Weber State

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

At Sacramento State

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

UC Davis

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

Eastern Washington

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

At Northern Arizona

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

Portland State

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

At North Dakota

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

Abilene Christian

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

References

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