| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Northern Colorado Bears |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Earnest Collins Jr. |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | James Jones |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Larry Kerr |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Nottingham Field[1] |
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.
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.
See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team.
See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.