2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team explained

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.

Preseason

Polls

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]

Coaches poll
1Eastern Washington134 (6)
2Weber State124 (3)
3Northern Arizona121 (3)
4Idaho101 (1)
5Sacramento State94
6Southern Utah91
7Montana82
8Montana State76
9UC Davis64
10Cal Poly40
11Northern Colorado30
12Idaho State29
13Portland State21
Media poll
1Eastern Washington651 (27)
2Weber State636 (19)
3Northern Arizona535 (1)
4Montana496 (2)
5Idaho483 (3)
6Southern Utah449 (1)
7Sacramento State415
8Montana State391 (1)
9UC Davis331 (1)
10Idaho State170
11Cal Poly169
12Northern Colorado166
13Portland State103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Bears had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Alex Wesley – Sr. WR

Schedule

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.

Game summaries

McNeese State

See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team.

At South Dakota

See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Sacramento State

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

At Weber State

See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team.

North Dakota

See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

UC Davis

See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Portland State

See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team.

Northern Arizona

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At Southern Utah

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

Eastern Washington

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

At Montana State

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky.
  2. Web site: Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team.