2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team explained

Year:2021
Team:Northern Colorado Bears
Sport:football
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:3–8
Conf Record:2–6
Head Coach:Ed McCaffrey
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Max McCaffrey
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Scott Darnell
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Nottingham Field
Prev Year:2019

The 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ed McCaffrey and played their home games at Nottingham Field.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish in the Big Sky last in the media and twelfth in the coaches.[1]

Coaches poll
1Weber State(7)
2Montana(3)
3Eastern Washington(2)
4Montana State(1)
5Sacramento State(1)
6UC Davis
7Northern Arizona
8Idaho
9Idaho State
10Portland State
11Southern Utah
12Cal Poly
13Northern Colorado
Media poll
1Weber State(14)
2Montana(4)
3Eastern Washington(3)
4Montana State(3)
5Sacramento State
6UC Davis
7Northern Arizona
8Idaho
9Idaho State
10Portland State
11Southern Utah
12Northern Colorado
13Cal Poly

Preseason All-Big Sky team

The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Idaho, Idaho State, Portland State

Game summaries

At Colorado

See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

At Houston Baptist

See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.

Lamar

See also: 2021 Lamar Cardinals football team.

Northern Arizona

See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At No. 11 Montana State

See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team.

No. 4 Eastern Washington

See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

At No. 13 UC Davis

See also: 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Southern Utah

See also: 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

No. 15 Sacramento State

See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

No. 11 Montana

See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team.

At Weber State

See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media. July 26, 2021. August 3, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Teams Announced. July 26, 2021. August 3, 2021.