| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Northern Colorado Bears |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Earnest Collins Jr. |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Off Coach: | Nick Fulton |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Marty English |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Nottingham Field |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
The 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 2–10, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. On November 24, 2019, Earnest Collins Jr. was let go after nine seasons, he finished at Northern Colorado with a record of 28–72.[1]
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in thirteenth place in both polls.[2]
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) | |
| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) | |
| 4 | Montana State | 417 | |
| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 | |
| 7 | Idaho State | 285 | |
| 8 | Idaho | 248 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 | |
| 10 | Portland State | 178 | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 | |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) | |
| 3 | Weber State | 124 | |
| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) | |
| 5 | Montana State | 100 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 | |
| 7 | Idaho State | 72 | |
| 8 | Idaho | 65 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 | |
| 10 | Portland State | 42 | |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game at Sacramento State will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team.
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.