Mode: | football |
Year: | 2018 |
Team: | Northern Colorado Bears |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Sky |
Record: | 2–9 |
Conf Record: | 2–6 |
Head Coach: | Earnest Collins Jr. |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Off Coach: | Jon Boyer |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Marty English |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Stadium: | Nottingham Field |
The 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team, represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place.
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bears were predicted to finish in eleventh place in the coaches poll and twelfth place in the media poll.[1]
1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) | |
2 | Weber State | 124 (3) | |
3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) | |
4 | Idaho | 101 (1) | |
5 | Sacramento State | 94 | |
6 | Southern Utah | 91 | |
7 | Montana | 82 | |
8 | Montana State | 76 | |
9 | UC Davis | 64 | |
10 | Cal Poly | 40 | |
11 | Northern Colorado | 30 | |
12 | Idaho State | 29 | |
13 | Portland State | 21 |
1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) | |
2 | Weber State | 636 (19) | |
3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) | |
4 | Montana | 496 (2) | |
5 | Idaho | 483 (3) | |
6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) | |
7 | Sacramento State | 415 | |
8 | Montana State | 391 (1) | |
9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) | |
10 | Idaho State | 170 | |
11 | Cal Poly | 169 | |
12 | Northern Colorado | 166 | |
13 | Portland State | 103 |
The Bears had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Alex Wesley – Sr. WR
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Sacramento State will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.
See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team.
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team.